Weather: after the heat wave, fires and drought, storms and floods?

She was hoped for by all, but will perhaps soon be feared. The rain threatens several departments. “Heavy rain, violent thunderstorms, even hail, are expected in the south-east in the coming days. Two to three weeks of rain are forecast in places according to forecasters. In particular in Gard, Aveyron, Lozère , the Ardèche. Up to 100 millimeters of rain in the Hérault”announces Hugo Capelli on the set of the 20 Hours.

Good news for dry soils? It is not certain. “Obviously, this will restore water to the vegetation. But the soil is so dry that the rain will not always be able to infiltrate. The risk is to relive violent weather episodes if it rains heavily like during the storm Alex in the Alpes-Maritimes. It was after the very dry summer of 2020. It will take rain again to moisten the soil and fill the water tables”, continues the journalist. But the heat should reappear in a few days. Groundwater “should not start refueling before the end of the year, or even the beginning of 2023”concludes Hugo Capelli.