To say it's wet in France at the moment is something of an understatement.
Since January 14th the country has recorded 36 consecutive days of rain - the most since detailed records began in the 1950s. The seemingly endless rain has led to widespread flooding, especially in the south west of the country where rivers including the Garonne have burst their banks and hundreds of acres are underwater.
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Things did not improve on Thursday with the arrival of Storm Pedro, bringing winds of up to 90km/h and yet more rain to large parts of France.
So when will it end?
Unfortunately, Météo France is not predicting much improvement.
The French forecaster's 15-day forecast is still showing plenty of rain - although the weekend will see some improvement, and even a bit of sunshine in the south of the country.
Next week however, the rain is expected to return with the forecast showing grey and rainy weather for much of the country right up to Thursday, March 5th.
Only the coastal areas of south-east France, such as Nice and Montpellier, are likely to escape the rain.
Météo France predicts: "High-pressure conditions return to the south of the country at the start of the week beginning February 23rd.
"Initially, the weather will be dry in the south and occasionally unsettled in the north. In the second half of the week, the disturbed weather could spread southwards. Temperatures will initially be very mild for the season, before falling back towards normal by the end of the week."
Don't put the umbrella away just yet.
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