Overview

• Southwestern France recorded up to 36.5°C on Friday, topping May temperature records in the Landes and Pau.
• Météo-France placed six southwestern departments under yellow storm vigilance from Friday evening through Saturday night.
• Storm watches were extended on Saturday to include Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Île-de-France as cells advance from the Massif Central toward the northeast.
• Forecasters say the thunderstorms will drive an average 10°C temperature decline across affected regions by early next week.
• This episode follows severe storms on May 19–20 that prompted natural disaster declarations for over a hundred communes.