Day 3163 (Wednesday) 4 th February 2026 We had some severe weather here yesterday, well not in Villefranche but from Nice heading towards Antibes. We just had grey sky and a few drops of rain but Antibes was battered. This was taken from the beach in Nice heading towards Antibes - what a great picture. This is Antibes This is hail in Antibes I think these were also in Antibes. Côte d'Azur streets flooded as storm brings a month's worth of rainfall Cars drive along a flooded street in Antibes. Image: Mairie d'Antibes Juan les Pins / Facebook An unexpectedly powerful storm dumped the equivalent of a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours in popular holiday resorts on the French Riviera on Tuesday night. The Alpes-Maritimes département had been under ‘yellow’ warning for rain, flooding, and thunderstorms, but forecasters had not predicted a weather event of such intensity, as the storm — fuelled by very warm, humid air rising from the Mediterranean — stalled overhead. No ...
