Snow, ice and extreme weather conditions: the first weekend of 2025 promises to be particularly disrupted in France. Weather forecasts warn of significant risks, with gusts of up to 100 km/h in several regions.
The year 2025 starts under the sign of weather disturbances. After a New Year's Eve on December 31, 2024 marked by violent winds, weather conditions continue to deteriorate. The meteorologist Guillaume Séchet of Weather Cities alert on a worrying situation, particularly in northern and eastern regions of Franceaccording to our colleagues atactu.fr. Negative temperatures combined with the arrival of mild air create ideal conditions for dangerous phenomena on the roads. Meteorological services are increasing alerts in the face of this exceptional situation which affects a large part of the territory. The authorities recommend that residents of these regions limit their travel as much as possible.
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THE motorists must demonstrate a extreme caution this weekend. The forecasts indicate a complex situation with a potentially dangerous meteorological cocktail. In certain areas like Chaumontin Haute-Marnethe thermometer could go down to -5°Cconsiderably increasing the risk of ice. This unusual meteorological configuration results from the confrontation between a cold air mass and a gentler current disturbing the atmosphere. Snow removal and salting teams are mobilized in anticipation of these difficult conditions. The emergency services are also ready to intervene quickly if necessary on the roads concerned.
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First weekend of 2025: a Saturday marked by ice and snow
“The weekend will be really disrupted“, immediately warns Guillaume Séchet. The day of Saturday January 4, 2025 promises to be particularly delicate for travel. The meteorologist Weather Cities explains that mild air will propel a current of cold air towards the north of France, causing “sliding phenomena” in these areas. From the early hours of the morning, the northern and eastern regions of France will face high risk of ice. The situation worsens in the evening with the arrival of “freezing rain” au north of Parisextending to the Belgian and German borders. “Once again, great caution must be exercised“, underlines the expert, “because the ground, which was previously soaked with the disturbances, will freeze“.
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The afternoon will see theappearance of flakes all the way to the plain. “There is a risk of snow in the plains“, confirms Guillaume Sèchet, while specifying that “these flakes may not hold“. Snow precipitation, combined with negative temperatures that can reach -5°C in Chaumont in Haute-Marnecreate particularly dangerous conditions for road traffic. “Caution for drivers“, insists the founder of Weather Cities.
Impressive gusts expected this first Sunday 2025
The culmination of these disturbances will occur Sunday January 5, 2025. A major depression forms off the coast of the British Isles. This weather pattern suggests a particularly rough night between Sunday and Monday. Weather models predict gusts of remarkable intensity on the northwest coast, particularly in Normandy and Brittanywhere the winds could exceed 90 km/heven locally reaching 100 km/h.
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This depressionwhich experts describe as “dynamic“, arouses concern due to its unstable nature. Its origin, linked to atmospheric circulation rather than to the warming of air masses, makes it particularly unpredictable. Although it is still too early to officially speak of a storm, the greatest vigilance is required in the face of these exceptional weather conditions which usher in this year 2025.
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