Storm Caetano hits France, here's where the wind will blow the most on Thursday

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Storm Caetano will cause very rough weather this Thursday, November 21, 2024. In addition to the snow in the plains, wind is also anticipated by Météo-France, with strong gusts, particularly in the south-west of France.

Departments on orange alert for wind

In all, 17 departments are placed on orange alert for wind.

Up to 110 km/h

In addition to the snow expected with Caetano, the wind will also be there in certain territories. “It is this same depression which will cause a storm between the Atlantic coast and Limousin, towards Poitou-Charentes, the central massif…”, Guillaume Séchet tells us. The gusts could even be felt in Lyonnais.

Moreover, before this happens in France, Corsica is already affected by the phenomenon this Wednesday, November 20.

Inland, we can still expect maximums of 110 km/h. Météo-France gives some advice to avoid all risks in the areas affected by orange vigilance, namely be careful of falling trees and objects, do not work on roofs, and install generators outside the building. his house.

Snow and wind due to storm Caetano

Remember that storm Caetano will hit France this Thursday, November 21, and cause snow in the plains. 32 departments are placed on orange alert for snow and ice.

The snowflakes will fall over a large part of France, and in particular from Brittany to Alsace. Between 2 and 5 cm are expected locally, and the snow cover could even reach 10 cm on the Normandy hills.

“The fault is an air mass conflict between cold air which descends from the North Pole over the entire northern part of Europe and milder air from the Canaries, which resists to the south, in the near Atlantic in particular”, explains Guillaume Séchet, meteorologist for Météo-Cities. com, joined by actu.fr.

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