France will have a notable arrival of winter this week: violent winds, heavy rain, cold and possibly snow in the plains!
These next few days promise to be complicated for those who want to travel: In addition MovementsMovements We have to deal with social and strikes. Weather reportWeather report Very angry. These are real winter conditions that will start early with a new threat every day.
A breeze to start the week
Gales in the northwest of France between this Monday evening and Tuesday morning: the strongest gusts of wind will start at 8 pm and last until the next morning. They will reach speeds of 80 to 90 km/h along the coast of Normandy and Hauts-de-France. With a jet stream moving to the right of France in the coming days, southwesterly winds will affect the entire northern half of the country on Tuesday. Associated with rain, the feeling will be very bad.
Risk of flooding from heavy rain
Heavy rain will fall in the northwest this Monday afternoon and evening, before affecting the entire northern half during the night and more or less violent showers during the day on Tuesday. The Seine-Maritime and Somme will have the heaviest accumulations, with 50 to 80 mm expected. Rivers are already on the verge of overflowing, flooding is likely.
Severe cold from Wednesday
Temperatures will drop sharply on Tuesday evening, with a northerly flow. Wednesday and Thursday will be two freezing days, with values well below seasonal averages, which are locally worthy of January. We are forecasting barely 4°C in Paris and Lyon on Thursday afternoon and 2°C in Nancy.
The first snowfall in the plains.
Snow will fall at lower elevations for the first time this season, and most likely in the plains on Thursday and Friday. It is currently impossible to determine which regions will be affected by a light white dust in the morning, other than the Grand East region which looks very exposed. The West, the Far North, Ile-de-France, and even the Southeast are not safe from danger and it will be important to keep an eye on weather changes until the last minute.
In the mountains, heavy snow will fall between Wednesday and Friday, with particularly impressive accumulations in the northern Alps. On the other hand, this wintry weather looks unlikely to last: temperatures will rise again from the weekend.
