Météo France has placed Île-de-France on orange alert for snow and ice this Thursday, November 21, 2024 but also for this Friday 22, following the risk of refreezing overnight. With the arrival of the depression named CAETANO, a cocktail of cold and precipitation disrupts the region with snow and icy roads.
Unusually, it snows in November. Weather France place 54 departments in vigilance orange “Snow, ice and winds” this Thursday November 21, 2024 et Paris as well as all of Ile-de-France are part of it. This is also the case this Friday when the Ile-de-France region joins the 31 departments on orange alert.
These low temperatures are caused by the arrival of storm Caetano. France and the Paris region are currently having a complicated day on the roads and in transport. This meteorological phenomenon, caused by a depression crossing France from west to east, concerns a vast band going from Brittany to the Alps via Île-de-France.
Snowfall extends from Brittany and Normandy to Burgundy-Franche-Comté, as well as Corsica. Île-de-France currently has, 1 to 10 centimeters of snowa rare event in the capital at this time of year.
The Police Prefecture calls for caution and activates the Snow and Ice Plan level 2 by limiting speed on the roads.
Snowfall, expected until the end of the day, around 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., complicates daily journeys, particularly with icy conditions. Météo France warns of the high risks for road users, reminding that even light snow can transform the roads into ice rinks. In town, the situation is not much easier, with flakes likely to turn into patches of ice once the temperature rises.
This Friday, the alert concerns Aube, Calvados, Cher, Côte-d'Or, Doubs, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Manche, Haute-Marne, Mayenne, Nièvre, Orne, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Sarthe, ParisSeine-Maritime, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelinesthe Vosges, the Yonne, the Territory of Belfort, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and the Val-d'Oise.
In Île-de-Francethis alert requires increased vigilance when traveling. The authorities recommend limit non-essential journeys and allow more time to travel. Municipal teams are on alert to deploy salting on main roads, but secondary roads could remain dangerous.
Whether you are in Paris or in neighboring departments such as Yvelines or Seine-et-Marne, it is advisable to regularly consult the vigilance map of Weather France and prepare for unusual winter conditions. Between the charm of the first snowflakes and the challenges they pose, Ile-de-France residents will have to be extremely vigilant this Thursday to avoid slipping or blocked roads.
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Snow and ice alert: possible disruptions announced in Ile-de-France transport
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