rain and snow will return from Thursday to Friday in Occitanie, the forecast

The conditions weather report will deteriorate again in the coming days Occitaniebetween the Roussillon and the Languedoc. On the program, the return of rain and the snow on the reliefs! Here are the expert weather forecasts.

Ce Thursday December 12the weather is very cloudy overcast Roussillon to the West of Languedoc. The rain falls in showers, from the start of the day, between the Pyrenees-Orientales, Aude and the West of Hérault. In the Gard, the weather is much milder. The sky is clear and the sun is shining generously. In the Pyreneesthe snow falls above around 1500 meters altitude. In the Roussillonprecipitation increases at the end of the day. We expect to 30 to 50 mm even locally 80 mm by Friday on the coast. In terms of temperatures, severe frosts will occur between Gard and the Lozere. The mercury drops to around -3°C in the interior plains of Gard, -5°C to -10°C in Lozère on the plateaus of Aubrac and the Margeride.

5 to 15 cm of snow Friday

For the day of Friday December 13the rain-snow episode shifts to the east of Languedoc. Precipitation is occasionally sustained in the coastal plains of Hérault in the morning. They go back towards the Gard then the Cévennes and the Lozere during the afternoon and evening. If it is obviously rain on the plains, sometimes heavy, snow is expected on the reliefs, potentially at low altitude. In fact, of the cold air will put up resistance at altitude between the Cévennes and Lozère. It is possible to see snow falling from just 600 meters above sea level, or 700/800 meters. To be confirmed by then. In terms of quantities, we generally expect 5 to 10 cmeven 15 to 20 cm of snow on the summits.

This snowy episode is expected to continue until the middle of the night Friday into Saturday. Traffic conditions are likely to become difficult on the road network in Lozere. As a reminder, special equipment is mandatory to travel in the department. It is the same in the Gard department, in the sector of Aigoual. On Saturday, the weather will become calmer and sunny again. However, further snow showers are possible in Lozère, during the afternoon, on the massifs of Aubrac and the Margeride. Find the weather forecasts for all the towns in the region in the weather section of our site or mobile app.