“Storm Caetano has now left the country,” specifies Météo France. The orange alert for snow and ice was lifted this Friday midday. Eure-et-Loir and Yvelines are now placed on yellow alert due to a “risk of slippery phenomena due to refreezing at night”.
The Caetano disturbance which crossed France from west to east, between Wednesday evening and Friday November 22, caused snowfall in Eure-et-Loir and in the south of Yvelines. An early episode of snow for the season, but not exceptional, according to Météo France.
Since this Friday noon, the orange snow-ice alert has now been lifted for all departments. In its 4 p.m. bulletin, Eure-et-Loir and Yvelines return to yellow alert from 7 p.m. and until 10 a.m. the next day.During the night from Friday 22 to Saturday 23 November, Météo France maintains yellow snow-ice vigilance for “a risk of refreezing on roads that remain wet or snow-covered.”
Météo France announces positive temperatures, but close to 0°C in the south of Normandy and locally in Eure-et-Loir and Loiret.
Trucks authorized to travel on national roads
Heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes have been banned from driving since 7 p.m. yesterday evening on all departmental roads in Eure-et-Loir, following an order issued by the Eure-et prefecture. – Dormouse. The maximum authorized speed, however, remains lowered by 20 km/h. However, they can once again travel on national roads.
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Despite remarkable mildness this weekend…
Saturday, November 23, gray weather will return to Eure-et-Loir with some scattered rain near Perche in the morning. The day will remain very cloudy across the entire department. After a still cold Saturday morning, a powerful mild spell will take place during the day with temperatures rising sharply: from -1°C to 11°C at the best of the day.
On Sunday, the sky will be gray and cloudy. The rise in temperatures will continue with remarkable mildness and maximums can approach 15°C in Eure-et-Loir.
…football matches will be canceled
Due to snowfall, many matches scheduled for this weekend of November 23 and 24 will not take place. While C'Chartres Football (N3) or even FC Drouais (R1) will remain at rest, no departmental level meeting will be played in Eure-et-Loir.
Furthermore, the elective general assembly of the district, on the menu this Friday, November 22 (7:30 p.m.), in Pierres, is for the moment maintained, subject to traffic conditions.
Stephanie Zeimet
