Storm with 100 km/h gales to hit Brittany and Normandy this week
Check for weather alerts and any ferry cancellations from Wednesday
The new gales come after Storm Goretti battered the English Channel. Archive picture shows Lesconil, Brittany, during a previous storm
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Gales of up to 100 km/h are set to hit north-west France on Thursday (January 15) as a powerful Atlantic storm passes through the English Channel.
Strong winds will hit Brittany from the evening of Wednesday (January 14) onwards and grow progressively stronger before the brunt of the storm arrives on Thursday afternoon.
Cutting through the English Channel (where it will be most powerful), it will bring gales to Brittany, Normandy, and Hauts-de-France, as well as southern England. A separate storm will hit the western British Isles at around the same time.
The image below shows the expected peak of the storm at around 16:00 on Thursday.
Inland, winds of over 70 km/h are expected.
The storm has not been named – it is unlikely to be powerful enough for this unlike Storm Goretti last week.
It is possible that the gales lead to cancellations or disruption to cross-Channel ferry travel – if travelling on Thursday, keep an eye out for updates with your operator.
Thursday will also see heavy rains in the south-east and the potential for an épisode cévenol in the Cevennes mountains, with up to 100mm of rain falling in 48 hours.
It is likely that both events will see state forecaster Météo France implement weather alerts, however these are not available until the day prior (in this case Wednesday).
Our weekly weather forecast here shows how the impact of both weather conditions will lead to a wet end of the week for most people across France, as rains move inland.
