The wind is likely to blow very strongly this Thursday in Vendée and Loire-Atlantique. Weather France places the two departments on orange vigilance in the “wind” from 8 a.m. Loire-Atlantique is also on yellow alert for “snow and ice”. The Loire-Atlantique prefecture specifies that “Wind gusts of 120 km/h are expected on the coast. These gusts could reach 100 km/h inland“. As a reminder, the Cheviré, Saint-Nazaire and Noirmoutier bridges are systematically closed when gusts exceed 120 km/h.
In total this Thursday in France, 32 departments will be placed on orange vigilance for “snow-ice” 17 others will be placed on orange vigilance for “wind”. Caetano depression “will cross France from west to east and will generate snowfall to the north of its trajectory on an axis going from North Brittany/Normandy to the Grand-Est, and strong winds in its southern part, notably Atlantic coasts to the Alps“, indicates Météo-France.
Gardens will be closed in Saint-Nazaire and Nantes
“The westerly wind will set in at the very beginning of Thursday on the Atlantic coast, then progress quickly during the day towards the east of the country on a Poitou-Charentes/Northern Alps axis.“, observe the meteorologists. “During this episode, we expect gusts generally between 100 and 120 km/h on the coast of the departments placed on orange alert, and even occasionally up to 130 km/h possible on the exposed islands and capes. Inland, gusts are generally around or exceed 100 km/h in the departments on orange alert, with peaks around 110 km/h more occasionally. On the terrain we can reach 110 to 130 km/h on the Massif Central and more than 150 km/h on the highest points of the Alps..”
Due to the weather, the city of Saint-Nazaire announced the cancellation of the Pertuischaud and Saint-Marc markets. The plant garden will be closed all day. In Nantes certain parks and gardens will also remain closed. To get the list, Click here.
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