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An air mass from Iceland will arrive in France this week. Temperatures will become negative in the morning. Heavy snowfall is expected in the mountains. We take stock.
In November, it's cold. The mildness of autumn would almost have made us forget it. 1 month before the arrival of winter, the weather will suddenly change this week and temperatures will drop several degrees. A risk of snow in the plains is not excluded. In the mountains, snowfall is expected to be significant. We go into detail about the forecasts.
An air mass coming from Scandinavia
Atlantic disturbances will bring turbulent weather to France at the start of the week. On the menu: heavy rain, gale force winds and drop in temperatures. An active cold front is forecast for Tuesday with an invasion of maritime polar air to the rear, Keraunos says. Before the passage of a depression on Thursday over France.
A drop in temperatures
Temperatures will fall below seasonal norms from Wednesday. The heat deficit will be around 3°C on a national scale, indicates La Chaîne Météo. Here are the minimum and maximum temperatures forecast this week by Météo France in the region:
Monday (3°C morning, 13°C afternoon); Tuesday (3°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Wednesday (6°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Thursday (3°C morning, 10°C afternoon); Friday (1°C morning, 10°C afternoon)
Monday (3°C morning, 15°C afternoon); Tuesday (5°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Wednesday (8°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Thursday (5°C morning, 15°C afternoon); Friday (3°C morning, 10°C afternoon)
Monday (5°C morning, 12°C afternoon); Tuesday (5°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Wednesday (6°C morning, 12°C afternoon); Thursday (3°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Friday (2°C morning, 8°C afternoon)
Monday (3°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Tuesday (5°C morning, 15°C afternoon); Wednesday (5°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Thursday (0°C morning, 8°C afternoon); Friday (0°C morning, 9°C afternoon)
Monday (6°C morning, 15°C afternoon); Tuesday (5°C morning, 17°C afternoon); Wednesday (7°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Thursday (4°C morning, 10°C afternoon); Friday (3°C morning, 10°C afternoon)
Monday (6°C morning, 13°C afternoon); Tuesday (5°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Wednesday (6°C morning, 10°C afternoon); Thursday (4°C morning, 13°C afternoon); Friday (2°C morning, 8°C afternoon)
Monday (4°C morning, 12°C afternoon); Tuesday (2°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Wednesday (6°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Thursday (5°C morning, 14°C afternoon); Friday (3°C morning, 9°C afternoon)
Monday (3°C morning, 8°C afternoon); Tuesday (4°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Wednesday (1°C morning, 7°C afternoon); Thursday (- 1°C morning, 6°C afternoon); Friday (- 2°C morning, 4°C afternoon)
Monday (8°C morning, 15°C afternoon); Tuesday (6°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Wednesday (8°C morning, 12°C afternoon); Thursday (8°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Friday (3°C morning, 9°C afternoon)
Monday (5°C morning, 12°C afternoon); Tuesday (5°C morning, 16°C afternoon); Wednesday (7°C morning, 11°C afternoon); Thursday (5°C morning, 15°C afternoon); Friday (4°C morning, 10°C afternoon)
?️?️Next week, the weather will be choppy with more frequent and heavier precipitation, wind and the return of snow in the mountains at low altitude.
?Temperatures are dropping and will take on a more wintry character.
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— Météo-France (@meteofrance) https://twitter.com/meteofrance/status/1857419960051466642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Heavy rains
Heavy rain is forecast between Normandy, Nord Pas-de-Calais and Picardy this Monday, November 18. In the afternoon, showers will water the regions going from Pays-de-la-Loire to the Ardennes via the Paris basin. Only the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean regions and the lower Rhône valley will be sheltered and will see the sun this Monday, with a sensitive mistral and tramontane. The clearings will extend to the South-West on Tuesday before the arrival of rain in the South-West from Wednesday.
Snowfall on the plain
It could snow at very low altitude on Thursday, November 21. The North-Eastern quarter of France and the Center-East seem to be the most exposed. This snow will not stick to the ground. The exact location will be refined over the days.
Heavy snowfall in the mountains
Snow will make a comeback this week on all mountain ranges. Météo Pyrénées announces snowfall of “fairly average quantities” Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1500/1700 meters in the Pyrenees. A “frank and massive warm spell” next weekend.
2 disturbed passages on the range Tuesday Wednesday and Friday should bring snow u2744ufe0f from 1500/1700m. Fairly average quantities because the flow remains too oriented to the west unless there is a temporary shift on the two aforementioned days. The northern flow therefore remains absent for subscribers pic.twitter.com/xpmWLrPKXi
— Météo Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) https://twitter.com/Meteo_Pyrenees/status/1858220377857757549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Strong wind
The turbulent weather forecast will cause strong winds. They could blow at 60 km/h inland, 100 km/h on the coasts. The southern half seems more exposed inland, indicates meteo-villes.com. A gale is certain north of the Seine during the night from Monday to Tuesday with gusts of 80 km/h.
