France, plunged into winter, and the arrival of snow in the plains was well predicted, but it was ultimately much more significant than what the meteorologistsmeteorologists had considered!
In the northern half of France, the stormstorm Caetano dumped significant amounts of snow for the month of November.
While 2 to 5 centimeters were forecast in the northwest, and locally 10 centimeters in the Grand Est region, Weather reportWeather report France recorded 20 centimeters of snow in Val-d'Oise, 10 centimeters in Seine-et-Marne, 7 centimeters in Yvelines, Orne and Eure and 4 centimeters in Paris.
Less officially, a height of 28 centimeters was measured on the heights of Yvelines at Hautil.
This heavy snow is early for the saisonsaison.
In Paris-Montsouris, you have to go back to 1968 to find a thicker layer of snow in November (6 centimeters on November 17).
The warm weather quickly set in this Friday morning and the seasonal forecasts predict rather dry and mild weather for the end of the year.