Welcome to the AM 1575 News Weather Forecast for Saturday, May 23, 2026, available online, on podcast via AI chatbot, and on Medium Waves at 1575 kHz. From Paris, I am Rachel Costa.
Weather Forecast – Paris, Monaco Monte-Carlo, Milan, New York for Saturday, May 23, 2026
Paris – A Sun‑lit Day with a Warm Afternoon Spike
Forecasts for Saturday, May 23, 2026, updated in the early hours by expert Regis Crepet, indicate a day of unsettled conditions, though temperatures remain unusually mild for the season. Reliability is rated as good. The morning will begin under a veil of light clouds, temperature hovering around 19 degrees, with a gentle breeze from the east at 10 km/h and no rain in sight. By midday the sun will break through, driving temperatures up to a sizzling 32 degrees and gusts picking up to 25 km/h from the east, while the sky remains largely clear. The evening will stay warm at 28 degrees with a steady wind of 25 km/h from the northeast, and the night will cool to a comfortable 20 degrees under a clear dome, wind easing to 15 km/h. Minimum temperature for the day is expected to be 16 degrees and maximum 32 degrees, with humidity staying moderate and UV index climbing to a strong level in the afternoon. The following day is likely to retain the clear, warm pattern, offering another stretch of sunshine across the capital.
Monaco Monte-Carlo – Consistently Warm and Dry Along the Riviera
The bulletin compiled by Cyril Wuest shows a day of uninterrupted sunshine along the French‑Italian coast. The morning will greet the city at 23 degrees, a gentle 10 km/h breeze from the east and a cloud‑free sky. By the afternoon the mercury will edge up to 26 degrees, accompanied by a slightly stronger wind of 15 km/h, still dry and bright. Evening temperatures will settle back to 23 degrees, wind remaining calm at 15 km/h, and the night will dip to a pleasant 21 degrees with the same steady breeze. Throughout the day there is zero chance of precipitation, humidity staying low and the UV index reaching a very strong level under the Mediterranean sun. With a minimum of 23 degrees and a maximum of 26 degrees, the trend for the next few days points to continued dry and warm conditions across the principality.
Milan – A Stable High‑Pressure Day with Scorching Temperatures
According to the latest bulletin updated early this morning by expert Daniele Berlusconi of 3BMeteo, forecast reliability is high (80 to 90 percent), confirming the approach of an Atlantic disturbance. The morning will start at 21 degrees, light northeast wind at 6 km/h, and the sky only partially veiled, with humidity near 62 per cent and no rain. As the day progresses, temperatures will climb steadily, reaching a peak of 31 degrees in the early afternoon, while winds shift gently to the southeast at 5–6 km/h and humidity drops to around 30 per cent, keeping the air dry. The evening will see a comfortable 23 degrees, wind picking up modestly to 15 km/h from the southeast, still dry and clear. Nighttime will cool to 20 degrees with light breezes at 15 km/h, humidity remaining low. Overall, the day’s minimum is 21 degrees and maximum 31 degrees, with no precipitation expected and UV levels high during the sunniest hours. The short‑term outlook suggests a continuation of stable, warm conditions through the weekend.
New York – A Damp, Wind‑Swept Day with Persistent Rain
The forecast issued by Adrien Thomas paints a picture of a wet and breezy Saturday for the city that never sleeps. Overnight the sky will be overcast, temperature around 13 degrees, wind gusting 25 km/h from the east and no rain. The morning will bring a chillier 12 degrees, wind surging to 45 km/h, and drizzle beginning to fall, raising the chance of rain to 60 per cent. By the afternoon the rain will intensify, temperature holding at 12 degrees, wind remaining strong at 45 km/h, and the probability of rain climbing to 90 per cent. Evening conditions will stay wet at 11 degrees, wind easing slightly to 40 km/h, with rain persisting. Nighttime will be similarly damp, 12 degrees, wind gusting up to 50 km/h, and ongoing rain. The day’s low will be about 11 degrees and the high barely reaching 12 degrees, with high humidity and moderate pollution levels. The coming days are expected to continue this pattern of cool, rainy and windy weather across the metropolitan area.
Rachel’s Weather Editorial — The “Climate Apocalypse” Treadmill
Yet again the headlines parade a “record‑breaking” weather event as if the planet were on fire, while the actual forecast shows a sunny day in Paris and a light breeze in Milan. Do we really need a headline for a heat spike that is merely ten degrees above the seasonal average? It seems the media have a quota for apocalyptic language, regardless of the modest reality on the ground.
In New York, the rain is there, the wind is howling, and suddenly every pundit declares it proof of an unstoppable climate juggernaut. Meanwhile, the same city experiences drizzle almost every spring; is that, too, climate change? One wonders whether a restless journalist can ever be satisfied without pulling a climate megaphone on every mundane drizzle.
Monaco basks under a clear Mediterranean sky, and yet the same outlets lament “unprecedented heat” while the temperature barely nudges a degree or two above the long‑term June norms. If you ask me, the crisis narrative is less about data and more about keeping the drama meter ticking. What’s next, a sunny day in London getting a front‑page scandal?
And finally, Milan’s stable high‑pressure ridge yields scorching afternoons that could be labeled “heatwave” by anyone with a suggestion box for sensationalism. The reality is a typical late‑May warm spell, but the climate alarmists will spin it into a warning bell for the ages. Perhaps it’s time we let the weather be just weather, and stop turning every temperature reading into a climate confession.
Koan of the Day
A monk asked Zhaozhou: “Does the sky over Paris possess the nature of sun and cloud?”
“Yes, of sun and cloud,” replied Zhaozhou.
The monk, unsatisfied, asked: “Then why does it wake grey and overcast, with temperatures mild out of season?”
“Because weather is not a fixed veil but a breath that alternates grey with light, revealing impermanence in every gust,” Zhaozhou answered.
A monk asked Zhaozhou: “Does the sky over New York possess the nature of rain and wind?”
“No,” replied Zhaozhou. “Every day has the nature of change.”
The monk insisted: “But stable and variable, are these not a contradiction?”
“The wise man does not cling to any forecast, knowing that each drop, each gust, is but a fleeting guest in the ever‑flowing river of sky,” Zhaozhou said.
And that is today’s weather.
Sign-off.
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