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18 DEPARTMENTS WILL BE AFFECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED A number of departments are facing storm warnings in south west France this weekend as low-pressure air makes its

way down the Atlantic coast. All in all, nine departments are facing tier-two yellow storm warnings on Friday evening, for a storm set to sweep in from the coast at around 20:00. The

departments are: Charente-Maritime Charente, Dordogne, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Gironde, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées Overnight, this will rise to 18 departments, all along

the western side of France, as far north as the Loir-et-Cher department. By Saturday morning, the warnings will cease with rain clearing and TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO RISE RAPIDLY BEFORE THE

BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. Alongside this, two departments in the north of France are facing flood warnings from heavy rainfall. POTENTIAL HAIL STORMS IN SOUTH WEST Weather forecasters _Météo

France _said for most of today, weather in the south west will be pleasant but that the onset of the storm will begin in the early evening. “The weather will deteriorate in the south west

with thunderstorms breaking out. They may be quite strong [in the south west], where they will be accompanied by hail in places and gusty winds,” it said in its bulletin. Sporadic showers

and thunder claps might be felt across the north of France, as clouds move from the north west of France to the Belgian border. Heavy rainfall in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments is

expected until around 14:00 but should cease in the evening. You can find the latest news on which departments are facing warnings HERE on the official _Météo France_ website. Weather

predictions for the rest of the weekend – after the storms clear on Monday morning – should see calm weather, with temperatures beginning to rise before a return of exceptionally high

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