In its bulletin published Wednesday, November 20, Météo-France placed a large part of the territory on alert for Thursday due to expected snowfall.
The snow is back in France. In a bulletin published Wednesday, November 20 at the end of the morning, Météo-France placed 28 departments on orange alert for the day of Thursday, November 21 in the face of the risk of snow and ice generated by the passage of the Caetano depression. A large part of France, ranging from Brittany-Normandy to the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region, is concerned.
The 28 departments placed on orange alert for snow and ice are Aube, Calvados, Côte d'Or, Côtes-d'Armor, Doubs, Essonne, Eure, Eure-et -Loire, Haut-Rhin, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute-Marne, Haute-Saône, Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-et-Cher, Loiret, Manche, Mayenne, Orne, Paris, Sarthe, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Territoire de Belfort, Val-d'Oise, Val-de-Marne, Vosges, Yonne and Yvelines.
Up to 20 centimeters of snow expected in Franche-Comté
Two to five centimeters of snow are expected locally in the plains, up to 10 centimeters above 200 to 300 meters above sea level and up to 20 centimeters in eastern Franche-Comté. “Tomorrow Thursday, snowfall in the plains will mainly affect the departments marked orange 'snow/ice'. An extension of this vigilance to a few neighboring departments nevertheless remains possible in the next updates.s”, also warns Météo-France. Still under the effect of the Caetano depression, violent winds are expected Thursday November 21 and the placement on orange vigilance for “violent wind” of certain departments is “probable“, according to the meteorological institute.
