Weather: 15 departments placed on snow-ice alert from Thursday evening, here is where snowflakes are expected

The weather gets worse at the end of the week due to depression “Dionisio” which will bring significant gusts of wind and precipitation, while temperatures cool down. From Thursday December 19, 2024, in the early evening, 15 departments will be placed on yellow alert: Aveyron, Cantal, Creuse, Corrèze, Puy-de-Dôme, Loire, Haute-Loire, Ardèche, Drôme, Rhône, Ain, Isère, Hautes -Alps, Savoie and Haute-Savoie.

The rain-snow limit will lower overnight, between 5 and 20 centimeters could fall on the reliefs (up to 20 and 40 centimeters in the Northern Alps at more than 2,000 meters).

26 departments will be on alert on Friday December 20, including the same 15 with regard to the snow and ice alert. The south-east will be affected by gusts which can range from 100 to 120 km/h, all of Corsica has been placed on orange alert.

Where will it snow in Aveyron?

In Aveyron, snowflakes are expected on the heights of Aubrac from 700-800 meters above sea level, according to the Météo Sud-Aveyron channel. Snow is expected to fall from Thursday night to Friday. A few flakes may also affect the Salles-Curan and Sévérac-d’Aveyron sectors according to Météo France forecasts. A mixture of rain and snow could fall in Rodez, only overnight.

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