Powerful winds will hit the French west coast starting on Thursday evening, battering the entire Atlantic coast with heavy rain through Friday. Friday will be the worst day, according to Météo France, with powerful gusts sweeping over an area comprising the Bay of Biscay in the south west all the way to the Mediterranean rim. pic.twitter.com/uo7NH7ZABi — La Chaîne Météo (@lachainemeteo) December 11, 2019The heavy rain predicted for a large part of the country is expected to be especially bad in the south west. Météo France warns of potentially dangerous tidal levels, and has put five départements on the Southwestern tip of the country on orange alert for rain-flooding. Photo: Météo France

Source: The Local December 12, 2019 09:45 UTC