thunderstrom in provence?
May 24th, 2002, 10:08 PM
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thunderstrom in provence?
I will be Avignon in early June. It may be raining and with thunderstorms per wheather forecast. I always belived rain esp. heavy rain, is rare at this time of the year. It looks like I may have to bring full rain gear. What do you think?
May 25th, 2002, 02:16 AM
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Hi<BR><BR>global city weather history is here -<BR><BR>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/weather/historical/historical.htm<BR><BR>Montpellier may be more representative than Marseille.<BR><BR><BR>Normally May to September are very dry.<BR>Rainfall is in the form of heavy storms which last a couple of hours and pass over. They often happen at night, which can be spectacular.<BR><BR>Weather is strange here this year.<BR><BR>We've had hot and sunny days, but a few grey days too.<BR>It has just started raining outside !<BR><BR>I wouldn't bother carrying waterproofs because if you do get caught, it will be warm, and skin/light clothes dry easily.<BR><BR>The children here go out to play in the rain in the summer !<BR><BR>Read about Languedoc here (inc weather) ...<BR>http://tlp.netfirms.com/<BR><BR>Peter<BR>
May 25th, 2002, 08:09 AM
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I've begun to take what I read on weather sites for Europe with a grain of salt; each time Yahoo Weather paints a gloomy picture, and in several trips, it has always turned out better. Just last week I check weather the day I left for Paris; forecast was for many rainy days, highs in low 60ies. In fact, we had a few sprinkles a couple of days--hardly enough for an umbrella, and the temp was probably 8-10 degrees higher. I certainly would not take seriously the forecast for early June at this time.
