We'll be in Paris in mid-March and I understand that there is a good chance that we will have some rainy days. I don't tend to watch TV or read the newspaper while on vacation in a foreign country, but I would like to hear the weather forecast for the next day while I am in Paris so we can plan the next day's activities. Is there the equivalent of the 10 pm news where a weather person stands in front of a chart with symbols for rain, sun, etc? Is something like that published in the paper? We are staying in an apartment, so we can't ask at the front desk or anything. Suggestions?

If your apartment has a television and it is wired for satellite tv channels, then you should be able to get BBC or CNN World news, which include weather reports in English.

There is an English-language newspaper readily available, the International Herald Tribune. I don't recall if it incudes weather reports, I think it does.

Also, USA Today is readily available all over Paris, and it includes weather reports and predictions for the major European cities.

Frankly that CNN weather thing is a joke. You're unlikely to get anything more than "rain likely through much of Central Europe" -- as if all of Central Europe will have the same weather? At least they will usually include Paris in the scrolled cities for temperature and rain or sun symbol. Your best bet is a local TV station. Even if you don't speak French, you'll be able to follow pretty well with the symbols and it's a great way to learn things like days of the week.

I have always thought the CNN world weather was pretty bad myself, but I think they do include Paris. There are some other major cities they don't, however.

sure they have weather on TV and in the paper, all of the regular daily newspapers. It could have changed, but it used to be that the weather ("Meteo&quot was on TF1 every night around 8:45 pm, just after the "Journal" which was at 8 pm.

I like the "meteo" section in Le Figaro, actually, but you might not understand it unless you know some of the basic French weather words or have a dictionary. YOu could probably figure out the temp and little picture, however (sun, showers, etc).

I never found a good radio station for news/weather in Paris, however. This sounds funny, but some of the most complete weather reports I'd get in Paris were from logging onto the computer at a cybercafe and checking out the weather for Paris on www.yahoo.com It was good for planning day trips.

As a tip, if you buy the weekly entertainment guide "l'Officiel des Spectacles", it has TV listings for the week in the back, and that will include "meteo" for weather. That's one reason I often buy it instead of Pariscope, which doesn't have TV listings, although it can be a little better for some reviews.

My wife and I were in Paris last March and had some rain the majority of the days we were there (10). We have been to Paris 4 or 5 times from March to October and have always encountered rain at times. Just remember to always carry your umbrella if leaving your hotel for an extended period of time and dress warmly. We had a fantastic time being in Paris without the crowds.

missy--- for the month of March just about anywhere in Europe you should expect rain, however, for what is worth, we visited Paris in November and for weeks I monitored the weather for trends. The day before, the forecast for every single day for the upcoming week was rain, rain, rain; I had no reason to believe differently, it was Nov after all, right?....well guess what? We had sunny, upper 60's weather EVERY DAY. The Sunday we visited Versailles, we took our sweaters, but toured the grounds on short sleeve shirts, a very comfortable low 70's for 3-4 hours. Lesson learned for me was to prepared for bad weather no matter what, but don't be surprised if good weather comes your way.

To your question(s) on published weather forecast, yes to all. For more updated info, I would simply just ask a local person upon arrival for suggestions.