Overview
- Bouches-du-Rhône enters yellow thunderstorm vigilance from 1 p.m. Thursday, with the Var also flagged yellow from mid‑afternoon.
- Strong easterly winds are forecast along the Mediterranean coast with gusts of 70–90 km/h, including near Aix, creating a risk of falling branches and unsecured objects.
- Showers and thunderstorms should reach Bouches-du-Rhône in the evening from Hérault and Gard, with most areas seeing 10–20 mm and localized pockets of 40–50 mm.
- Occitanie faces the main rain risk with expected totals of 60–80 mm on lowlands and up to 150 mm on exposed High Languedoc reliefs, alongside marine gusts of 70–90 km/h over the Gulf of Lion.
- Météo-France says an upgrade to orange for rain-flooding or storms remains possible though not the most likely outcome, with an improvement expected by late Friday morning to early afternoon.