Storm Caetano. Wind gusts of up to 110 km/h: Maine-et-Loire on alert

If the snow from the Caetano depression rather spared Maine-et-Loire, this Thursday morning, the bad weather fell on the department and it will continue this afternoon.

The squalls that accompany heavy rain showers will intensify. The west-northwest wind becomes stormy between the tip of Brittany to the south of Pays de la Loire and to the south of Indre indicates weather France. In connection with the passage of Caetano, the westerly wind sets in at the very beginning of Thursday on the Atlantic coast, then progresses inland by Thursday afternoon. We expect frequent gusts of up to 90 to 110 km/h in the south of Maine-et-Loire and Indre, 110 to 120 km/h in the other departments in orange .

Until then placed on yellow vigilance in the wind, the department of Maine-et-Loire therefore switches to orange vigilance from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Météo France adds that the wind will weaken more significantly for the evening of Thursday and the alert will end.

While the snow fell in the north of Maine-et-Loire this Thursday morning, this time it is the south of the department (notably Mauges) which should be swept by the strongest gusts. But the wind could still blow up to 80-85 km/h in the rest of Maine-et-Loire.

Watch out for ice

With the westerly wind in the afternoon, temperatures will rise sharply during the day before dropping tonight. Heavy precipitation associated with negative minimums during the night from Thursday to Friday could make the roads slippery on Friday morning, November 22. Be careful on the roads of Maine-et-Loire.

Rising temperatures this weekend

Finally, if the gusts of wind will persist this weekend, the cold episode should be short-lived. Sunday November 24, the mercury could indeed rise to 16-18°C in Maine-et-Loire.