This Wednesday, October 9, the Loire and the Rhône were placed on orange wind alert.
The City of Saint-Étienne announces that it will close its parks, gardens and outdoor sports grounds from 3 p.m. this Wednesday.
A reopening is planned once the orange “strong winds” alert from Météo France is lifted in the Loire.
Same thing in the Rhône: the City of Villeurbanne has closed its parks and gardens since Wednesday morning.
Updated at 10 a.m.
Météo France has placed new departments in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in vigilance orange in the wind.
After the Loire and the Rhône, Ain and Isère will also be affected this Wednesday in the second part of the day. Strong gusts are expected with up to 110km/h locally.
Saône-et-Loire is also in orange.
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After the heavy rains on Tuesday, it’s now time for the wind!
Météo France has placed two departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on orange alert for this Wednesday: the Rhône and the Loire. It should come into force around 3 p.m. and could end in the evening.
The passage of depression “Kirk” will be felt, with gusts at over 100km/h particularly in the Gier valley and in the south and east of Lyon.
