This time, we'll have to take out the mittens. Météo France's forecasts are clear: we should expect a good cold snap, or at least a serious drop in temperatures this Wednesday November 20, 2024 in the Ardennes.
And it will last a little…
Indeed, we should go from 11 degrees in Charleville-Mézières (and almost everywhere else in the department) this Tuesday morning to a thermometer showing 1 (in Omont or Tremblois-lès-Rocroi) to 4 degrees in Saint-Germainmont or Givet .
«After sometimes sustained rain and wind in the northern half on Tuesday, a polar air mass arrives in the country on Wednesday, causing temperatures to drop to mid-winter levels. Temperatures are expected to peak between 5 and 10°C at the best of the day, values comparable to January averages“, noted Weather France.
Waking up will be even more spicy this Thursday. At dawn, temperatures should be in the negative over the majority of the department. They will stay low all day and evening, only going above freezing on rare occasions, and even then, not by much.
«The cold gets worse Thursday in the north. We should observe frequent small frosts under cover. In this unseasonably cold context, a new disturbance will occur in the country. North of the depression, the cold air will resist and the precipitation will be in the form of snow up to the plain,» assure Weather France. And Friday? “The morning could be very cold with frequent frosts, sometimes severe. On the snowy grounds of Franche-Comté the mercury could well drop below -10°C. It would probably be the coldest morning of the cold season so far».
When is the warm-up coming?
According to forecasters, “After a still cold Saturday morning with frequent frosts, locally severe, a powerful mild spell will occur during the day with temperatures rising sharply driven by a southwesterly current.“. All you have to do is grit your teeth and cover up while you wait!
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