Nice, on the French Riviera, has a mild Mediterranean climate with around 730 mm (about 29 inches) of rain a year, concentrated in autumn and winter with a dry, sunny summer that draws tourists year-round. The surrounding hills and mountains just behind the coast can intensify autumn storms significantly, occasionally producing extreme localized rainfall totals and flash flooding in the narrow valleys that drain toward the sea, a pattern that has caused serious damage in the wider region in past decades. Because the terrain amplifies rainfall so unevenly across short distances, radar gives a much clearer picture than a single regional forecast. Météo-France operates the national radar network along the Côte d’Azur.
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