Titre traduit en anglais : From long-range to seasonal forecast : Numerical models to predict weather beyond what can be foreseen. Résumé traduit en anglais : This paper presents historical aspects of long-range numerical prediction from the 1970s when medium range weather forecast, from 3 to 10 days, was gaining ground in America and in Europe with the founding of ECMWF. Atmosphere and later coupled ocean-atmosphere models have been used to predict the mean of meteorological parameters for the forthcoming month, then the mean forthcoming season. The question of probabilistic formulation of the prediction was raised rather early. In the mid-1990s, thanks to ECMWF initiatives and with financial support from the European Commission, Europe be...