Heatwave and Thunderstorms Set to Affect France This Week
France prepares for a heatwave and thunderstorms affecting the week of June 8-14, 2025.
Key Points
- • Anticyclone bringing warm air from Morocco expected to raise temperatures to 30-35°C.
- • Thunderstorms predicted to hit western regions starting Thursday before a hot Friday.
- • Temperatures to peak later in the week, with varying highs across different regions.
- • Continued high temperatures anticipated into the following weeks.
As the week of June 8-14, 2025, gets underway, France is bracing for a significant weather shift characterized by an incoming heatwave and forecasted thunderstorms, particularly impacting the south-west and central regions. An anticyclone originating from the Azores is expected to unleash hot air from Morocco and Spain, resulting in rising temperatures across the country.
Beginning Monday, June 9, 2025, the weather will start with a mild morning, especially in central regions where temperatures may dip below 10°C. However, warmer conditions will quickly take hold, with Tuesday expected to mark the beginning of the heatwave, primarily notably in the south-west, where temperatures could soar between 30°C and 35°C.
By midweek, forecasts suggest that two-thirds of France will experience elevated temperatures, peaking around 32°C in regions from Finistère to Loire Atlantique.
In the northern parts near Belgium and Germany, temperatures may stay cooler, around 26°C. On Thursday, while the heat persists in the east, thunderstorms are predicted to develop along the country's western regions, especially on the Atlantic coast. The intensification of heat will culminate on Friday, anticipated to be the hottest day of the week throughout most of France, with temperatures still reaching the high 30s and thunderstorms likely rolling in from the west towards the north in the evening.
This drastic change in weather from mild to intense heat has prompted forecasters to keep an eye on the potential for storms, as the late-week thunderstorms could signal a shift in temperatures as we head into the weekend. The pattern appears to be leaning towards sustained high temperatures in the southern parts of France, with a tendency for dry conditions in the northern regions to continue in the weeks to come.
Forecasters warn residents to prepare for both the heat and potential storm activity, which may vary from region to region throughout the week.