Météo France activates a snow-ice alert on Saturday, which awaits us in the Rhône

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New vigilance from Météo France for the Rhône department. Saturday January 4, 10 departments in central France are in yellow snow-ice warningincluding that of the Rhône. An episode of black ice arrives for the morning and afternoon of Saturday before a very strong spell this weekend.

“The night from Friday to Saturday will be generally calm and cold in many regions, with very numerous frosts in the northern half and east of the country. They will quite often be strong (temperatures below -5°C) in the East and towards the massifs,” warns Météo France in its forecasts.

An episode of freezing rain on Saturday in the Rhône

“It will also be necessary to watch for a risk of scattered freezing drizzle in the morning near the Massif Central, or even in the Alps in the afternoon,” according to Météo France.

Saturday morning, temperatures will be between 0 and -2°C in the Rhône department then between 0 and 10°C locally in the afternoon.

Of the freezing rain that can make roads particularly dangerous are announced for Saturday afternoon in the west, in the Tarare and L'Arbresle sectors. A short-lived episode at this stage which should be replaced by classic showers the rest of the weekend.

A mild spell and strong winds from Sunday

It is then a radical redoux which will affect the Rhône and Lyon departments with a sharp rise in temperatures, between 10 and 14°C in many municipalities in the department on Sunday afternoon. A sweetness that will continue on Monday.

Sunday and Monday, strong gusts of wind are forecast in Lyon with violent winds of 70 to 80 km/h.

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