Overview
- National forecasters, who updated guidance Thursday, say an anticyclonic shift will bring a bright, warmer spell over the Easter weekend.
- Saturday should be largely sunny nationwide with a small shower risk in the northwest and highs in the mid-teens north to near 20°C south.
- Sunday looks more mixed in the north with cloud and a few light showers from Brittany to the borders, while the south stays broadly sunny.
- Easter Monday is set to be the peak with sunshine for most areas and highs above 20°C widely, reaching 25–28°C in the southwest and near 30°C in Aquitaine.
- The warm spell should end quickly as Atlantic fronts return by mid-week, bringing more clouds, showers, and drops of about 10°C in places.