Weather: Snow is Coming to France, Which Cities are Affected in the Coming Days?

WEATHER: As a cold snap hits France, snowflakes could fall on Paris as early as this weekend. 25 departments are on yellow alert as of today

Winter is here before its time and the thermometer reminds us of it as the days go by. This week, France could well cover itself with a white coat in several regions. The first snowflakes are expected in the Paris region during the weekend, Saturday evening in particular. Snow is also forecast from an axis going from Hauts-de-France to the south of the Massif Central, via the Paris region.

25 departments were placed on yellow alert this Wednesday: Ain, Aisne, Ardennes, Aveyron, Cantal, Corrèze, Creuse, Loire, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, North, Oise, Orne, Pas-de-Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, Paris, Seine-et-marne, Yvelines, Sum, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and Val-d’Oise.

End of Indian summer, time for negative temperatures

The arrival of new precipitation in the coming days and negative temperatures suggest the return of snow. On the massifs initially, then in the plains, the snowflakes could fall, according to Météo France forecasts.

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Since the beginning of the week, a change in air mass has taken place and Monday’s maximum temperatures rarely exceeded 10 degrees. The dominant current originates beyond the Arctic Circle and frosts affect most of the territory, except the coast. In the North-East, the mercury is -5°C while on Friday it was approaching temperatures worthy of an Indian summer.

Paris and the Massif Central, covered in snow

The flakes will adorn the white massifs from Wednesday. Near the Belgian and German borders, snow is forecast by Météo France. It will even fall from an altitude of 700 meters in the Massif Central, then to 500 meters in the Alps. The Pyrenees would also be affected once night falls.

On Thursday, the snow will intensify and Paris could well be affected. The most exposed area, however, would be that going from Hauts-de-France to the borders swiss and German (Grand Est, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, the north from Auvergne-Rhône-Alps), according to Météo France. Regarding Île-de-France and Centre-Val de Loire, a mixture of rain and snow is possible. Near the Channel coast, snowy showers are expected. In southern Aquitaine and the Pyrenees, snow is not expected to fall below 700 m. Finally, Normandy and Brittany could be affected by snow showers.

Météo France forecasts

On Friday, the flakes should rub shoulders with the flowerbeds. The weekend also promises to be snowy with progress from West to East in the country. From Saturday evening to Sunday, from Hauts-de-France to the south of the Massif Central, but also in the Paris region, snow could appear. If you haven’t already, it’s time to take the winter stuff out of the closet.