Two departments are placed on orange alert from 8 p.m. for strong winds, this Sunday, January 5.
Bad weather persists in France. Stormy rain, as well as heavy snowfall, is expected in France from this Sunday January 5 to Monday January 6.
Météo France is also placing two departments of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes on orange alert this Sunday evening due to expected strong winds.
After a day of Saturday marked by a heavy episode of snow and icy rain which left one person dead on the A6 in Burgundy, Météo France places this Sunday, January 5, 2025 from 8 p.m. two departments on orange alert due to the wind .
The Loire and the Rhône on orange alert
The Loire and the Rhône are affected by this vigilance. “With the approach of a disturbance on the Atlantic coasts, the wind will strengthen over the country during the day on Sunday.
The southerly wind will become particularly strong from Sunday evening to early Monday afternoon in the Rhône-Alpes region, particularly in the south of departments 42 and 69,” notes Météo France.
During this episode we expect winds of up to 100 km/h in these departments on orange alert.
Heavy rains in Brittany and part of the Cévennes
If violent gales threaten the Loire and the Rhône, heavy rains are also expected in the south of Brittany, the Ardèche Cévennes as well as in the Alpes-Maritimes with 50 to 80 mm possible corresponding to 2 weeks of precipitation a month of January, underlines the Weather Channel.
Heavy snowfall in the Alps
Finally, heavy snowfall is forecast in the south of the Alps with 50 cm around 1,800 meters above sea level.
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