From Tuesday November 12, temperatures plummet in France, causing snowfall in certain departments.
While dry weather has persisted in recent days, the weather is changing this week. The deterioration that began this Tuesday, with the arrival of a cold drop, a pocket of very cold air coming from Germany, continues. Under this influence, showers will be perceptible over 2/3 of France, with stormy rains in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica in the middle of the week. On Wednesday, it is in Languedoc-Roussillon that significant levels of rain accumulate. Conversely, the weather is finally breaking in the northwest after endless days of gray. Wind is also expected in the Mediterranean.
As La Chaîne Météo points out, temperatures are also falling, falling 2 to 3 degrees below seasonal norms this week. Maximum temperatures drop between 4 and 8 degrees in the southern half compared to 2 degrees in the northeast. It is between 8 and 11 degrees this Tuesday afternoon with a very cool feeling with the north wind and the mistral to the south.
Wednesday and Thursday, the cold intensifies with minimums close to zero and temperatures struggling to exceed 10 degrees in the afternoon. Frost and hoar frosts set in from Wednesday morning. This first fall cold snap is completely normal in mid-November. So it's time to take the warm clothes out of the closets and prepare for winter.
Another element to take into account: snow falls in mid-mountains, particularly between Tuesday and Wednesday. A certain deficit has been noted until now following the mild weather which has reigned since mid-October, melting the first white coat that fell in September. There was nothing left below 2600 meters.
According to La Chainé Météoit is snowing this week from 1000 meters in the Vosges and 1200 meters in the Pyrenees. From the Jura to the Northern Alps, between 10 to 15 cm of snow is expected at just 1500 m altitude. On the Alpine terrain, to the south, snowfall appears from 1200 m altitude. Snow is also arriving in the Pyrenees, with lasting, snowy precipitation from 1,000 m, “with a nice layer of snow expected from 1,500 m” this week, adds Météo France.
Seven departments were also placed on yellow alert by Météo-France on Tuesday, for snow and ice in the south of France: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Ariège, Hautes-Alpes , the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Alpes-Maritimes.
This snowy period could be short-lived, with mild weather returning towards the weekend. However, this rise in temperatures is predicted to be temporary. According to Météo-France, temperatures next week will be “slightly below seasonal values”.
