Overview
- Météo France forecasts highs of around 36 °C on Friday, May 30, with Bordeaux reaching 35 °C and Toulouse 34 °C, marking unseasonal warmth for late May.
- A subtropical air mass moving north from North Africa combined with an anticyclonic ridge over the Azores is driving the heatwave.
- Thunderstorms are expected to develop on Saturday in the Massif Central before spreading to northern and northeastern France.
- Sunday’s storms will bring cloudy skies nationwide and drop daytime temperatures into the mid-20 °C range by midweek.
- Meteorologists warn that the exact timing and intensity of the thunderstorms remain uncertain, which will influence how quickly the heat subsides.