Paris Olympics organisers would have had every right to presume they would be safe from heavy rainfall during the opening ceremony in late July. But it looks like bad luck is heading their way.
Patrick Marliere, head of independent weather forecaster Agate Meteo, has warned French station RMC radio about a ‘disastrous’ evening ahead.
“It’s going to be a disaster for these few hours,” he said. “I’ve been running models for two hours, going full circle, comparing all weather models, but unfortunately everything is confirming this trend for the start and the end of this evening. We won’t be able to avoid it.”
There is a yellow rain and flood warning from France’s meteorological office in place, with 15 days of rainfall expected between 6pm and midnight (local time) tonight.