Overview

• Eastern regions saw temperatures plunge by roughly 10–15°C overnight, with highs struggling near 15°C and running about 4–8°C below seasonal norms.
• Provence endured intense downpours and thunderstorms, including about a month’s worth of rain in just two hours in Avignon on Sunday.
• Mistral and tramontane gusts reached around 80 km/h along the Mediterranean, with a brisk northerly flow near 50 km/h in places.
• Snow returned at high elevations, with the first flakes reported above roughly 1,800–2,000 meters in the Alps and the Pyrenees.
• Météo-France signaled ongoing heavy rain risks into Monday, placing Côtes-d’Armor on orange alert with 20–50 mm expected and local totals up to 60–90 mm by mid-morning.