Due to a new disturbance, Météo France is placing 30 departments on orange “snow-ice” alert this Saturday, January 4, 2025. Paris and the whole of Île-de-France are affected by this orange alert. So, what should we expect this Saturday in the Ile-de-France region? Find out the forecast.
Lately, Mercury has been playing yo-yo. While temperatures should return above seasonal norms this Sunday, the cold settles over a large part of the country this Saturday, January 4 with a risk of snow announced in several departments of France.
So, this January 4, 2025, Weather France now places 30 departments in vigilance orange « snow-ice »mainly in the north and northeast of the country. “A disturbance associated with a lot of mild air will sweep across the entire country in a southwest/northeast direction this Saturday and overnight from Saturday to Sunday“announces the meteorological service.”This disturbance will encounter a mass of cold air, causing snowfall and especially freezing rain for a few hours, while the mild air definitively gains“, specifies Météo France.
Seine-Maritime, Somme, Pas-de-Calais, Nord, Aisne, Oise, Ardennes, Marne, Meuse, Haute-Marne, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, the Bas-Rhin, the Haut-Rhin, the Territoire de Belfort or even the Vosges are thus placed in vigilance orange “snow-ice” this Saturday, January 4.
What about the situation at Paris and Île-de-France ? Météo France now places Paris and the 7 other Ile-de-France departments (Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and Val- of Oise) also in vigilance orange « snow-ice » this January 4, 2025. This orange alert is valid from approximately 7 p.m.
According to Weather Francethis disturbance will return to Île-de-France this Saturday evening and will cross the Ile-de-France region from the southwest to the northeast. “It is associated with a powerful warm spell initially overhanging the cold air on the surface.” explains the meteorological service, while specifying that “the expected precipitation could therefore be in the form of snow, followed by freezing rain, which could make the roads slippery“.
But many uncertainties still remain at this stage, particularly concerning the maintenance of cold air at the surface.conditioning the nature of the expected precipitation (snow, freezing rain/on frozen ground, or liquid rain)“, indicates the meteorological service.
A few flakes could therefore fall in the evening in the northeast of Val-d'Oise and in the north of the Seine-et-Marne. Of the freezing rain are also announced in the Yvelines and in Seine-et-Marne. According to Météo France, the most urbanized areas, including Paris, could be “less affected by these slippery phenomena due to less cold soils“.
For now, these are only forecasts. It is advisable to keep informed of changes to these forecasts and future updates of the vigilance map. Also be extremely careful when traveling and, if possible, avoid driving in certain departments where icy patches are forecast.
