Weekend of January 3 to 5, 2025: Traffic conditions – News

Updated on 02/01/2025

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Find traffic conditions in the Savoie department every Friday until the end of March. to best organize your trips. These forecasts are carried out by state services (the Interdepartmental Directorate of Central-Eastern Roads) and the Savoie departmental council.

190,000 vehicles are expected on our roads in Savoie this weekend.

Weather forecast and traffic conditions

↑ Direction of traffic: arrivals at stations
↓ Direction of traffic: station departures

Friday January 3, 2025
Rapid end of precipitation in the early morning with the last snowflakes mid-morning in Maurienne. Return from the north of good weather from mid/late morning at least at altitude because low clouds can hang around for longer in the plains and valleys.
↑ Barring an unforeseen event, no traffic difficulties are expected.
↓ Travel conditions could be disrupted on the Savoie road network from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday January 4, 2024
Often cloudy skies with a gentle west to southwest flow. Light rain in the evening and the following night with a rain and snow limit which ends up rising above 2000/2200m.
↑ Travel conditions could be disrupted on the Savoie road network from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
↓ Travel conditions will be disrupted on the Savoie road network from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday January 5, 2025
Still disturbed and mild at daybreak then improved with returns of clearing by the Foehn effect in a rapid southwest flow generating strong winds in the mountains all day long.
↑ Except for unforeseen events, no traffic difficulties expected
↓ Except for unforeseen events, no traffic difficulties expected

Resource sites

• Follow traffic conditions in real time and possible road closures on www.savoie-route.fr
• Check the weather conditions on Météo-France

Mandatory equipment

As a reminder, each driver must equip themselves with winter tires or have snow chains or socks on board their vehicle throughout the Savoie department until March 31, 2025. More information here

English version

During winter season, traffic forecasts are available every Friday on our website, until the end of March, to help you prepare your travel.

Weather and traffic forecasts for this weekend

Winter equipments

To ensure everyone’s safety on our roads, the law requires drivers to have equipment adapted for winter conditions. From November 1 to March 31, in Savoie, it is mandatory to
– Either be equipped with four winter tires,
– Or carry metal snow chains or textile snow socks to equip at least two of the vehicle’s driving wheels.