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As you say the forecast on Meteofrance doesn't look good for the next week. Although we haven't had good weather In Beaulieu, the Lot and the Auvergne for the past six weeks it wasn't usually as bad as forecast so I think that they play safe and tell us
the worst. So maybe it won't be as bad as you expect.

Come here to the Genets d'or in Bagnols-sur-ceze. Beautiful weather and very settled. You might have to kick a few Dutch out to find a good pitch. They know their sites!

At La Croix Valmer. Weather not as expected but dry, mostly sunny and warm.

After 30 years caravanning in France we learned two lessons. 1. Never book (even in August) 2. Be flexible. So many times we arrived in Calais to pouring rain so instead of going to the Loire or Dordogne as planned we would get on the A26 and head South.
The sun always comes out when you reach Valence. No need for the Med. (which we dislike) lots of places to visit inland in Provence, Gar, Languedoc etc. 

Our site near Avignon is nearly full. The Dutch have been pouring over the weather charts (they tell me) and France is wet until the weekend unless you are South of Lyon or Med. coast. Its beautiful here, 26 today and forecast good except for Wed. 

If in France make sure you have the Metéo-France app. 

I would echo DK's post, this is the 3rd consecutive visit to France that the weather has been awful. The weather started out in Salamanca cold but sunny, got much hotter as we moved to Caceres and then stayed that way until coming back into France last Thursday, we are currently in Limoges and its pouring down. We thought of going to the islands on the West but the forecast wasn't good there either, we have 8 days left until the ferry and most of it looks like being wet ones. Don't think I will book a return ferry in future just play as we go like we did at the end of last year, at least then you can pick a time and route to suit.

And I would echo Tammygirl's advice that if you're going for a longish time, then don't book your return crossing in advance.  We've found very little difference in the cost of two single crossings on the short routes, and only book a day or two before we set off from the Aude to 'come home'.

For me there would be nothing worse than having a last wet week just because I'd booked a ferry in advance.  If the forecasts between where I was and the ports was universally bad I would rather book a ferry for a day or two later, pack up, drive to the port, and get on with my gardening at home!

And I would also echo Hitchglitch's advice about not booking - again I would hate to be sitting inside the caravan in the torrential rain which had been falling for a week at Camping Lovely Municipal,  whilst at Camping Beautiful Municipal just a hundred or so miles away, my friends were basking in wall to wall sunshine.

Currently near Saint Tropez, weather is,if anything,  too hot!

A warning. Check your travel insurance if you decide not to book a return ferry before arriving in France .  There is often something in the wording of policies to say that this is necessary. This is to prevent expats with British registered cars from using
holiday travel insurance as their breakdown cover. 

I make two separate bookings because, with Brittany Ferries anyway, the return can be altered without financial penalty. This is not the case with a return booking if you have undertaken the first half of the journey.

We're not in France at the moment (and it's raining here too) - but use La Chaine Meteo to have
a look at the weather, and to be honest it doesn't look good, almost anywhere in France.  Our friends in the Aude report very mixed weather still,  with lots of rain, and little sunshine but mostly overcast days.  The local people say it's the worst weather
they've ever known, and liken it to February rather than June!  You can also look at 'alerts' on French Weather Warnings which
will give you more idea of the extent of the poor weather.   

Even down into north eastern Spain (Mediterranean) the weather isn't looking good at the moment, and according to people who are there, sites are filling up because people haven't found good weather in France. 

I do hope you find somewhere which is drier and sunnier than where you are now.  This does seem to be one of those years where it just  isn't possible to avoid bad weather.

Hi Poshman.  We live 65 miles west of Millau and I'm afraid the weather is little better here.  If you look at www.sat24.com you will see the radar weather picture for Europe.  From that you will see that most of Europe and half of Spain is currently in cloud. We have thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast for our area for the next 5 days.  Having said that, the Tarn Gorges are spectacular and well worth seeing whatever the weather.  We can recommend an excellent site which is one of our favourites at Camping Les Peupliers at Riveriere sur Tarn.  It is ideally placed to explore the Gorge and they also have a lovely restaurant and pool which are open at this time of the year.  They have beavers living in the river just alongside the campsite and you can saunter down with a glass of wine and watch them at dusk.  It is ACSI rates until the end of June.  There is also camping Les Rivages in Millau itself.  A lovely site within walking distance of the town with its excellent weekly market.  That may suit you better is the weather is variable.
PS:  There are also boat trips under the Millau Bridge and loads of other attractions that can take your mind off the weather.