Highlights
– the snow remains on the ground on the first heights or the plateaus between Orne, Mayenne, Centre-Val de Loire and Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
– watch out for black ice in the morning on wet or snow-covered roads in Hauts-de-France in the Grand Est with locally up to -5°C on snow-covered surfaces in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and the Ardennes.
– temperatures remain very contrasting north-south with 2°C in Lille in the afternoon but 18°C in Biarritz and 19°C in Perpignan.
snow depths expected this Friday © The Weather Channel
Matin
The disturbance gives rain between Brittany, the north of New Aquitaine with a little snow at low altitude in the mountains. Further north, it is snow or rain and snow mixed between Lower Normandy, Center-Val de Loire and Burgundy-Franche-Comté. The weather remains dry from Haute-Normandie and Ile-de-France to the north-eastern borders with a cloudy sky, except in Nord-Pas-de-Calais where the sun shines in a very cold atmosphere with frosts and a risk of icing. Finally the sky is cloudy over the regions near the Pyrenees and the south-east ahead of the disturbance.
Temperatures at daybreak range from -2°C in Lille to 12°C in Biarritz
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Afternoon
-The disturbance is accompanied by rain from the southwest to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. From Normandy to Center-Val de Loire, precipitation weakens and rain replaces snow with a slight mild spell. The snow now only concerns the north-eastern part of Burgundy and Franche-Comté, giving a dusting on the first heights. In the regions near the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, the sky is increasingly cloudy over the hours with wind. North of the Seine, the weather remains dry with nice clearings in Hauts-de-France and Alsace.
Temperatures are between 2°C in Charleville-Mézières and 19°C in Perpignan.
Soirée
The disturbance will still bring gray and humid weather to a large southwestern quarter of the country with scattered rain. Some snow will fall in the Alps above 800 to 1000 m. In the northern half, the weather will be dry but the sky will still often be cloudy.
Temperatures at 9 p.m. will be between -2°C in Lille and 15°C in Perpignan.
Further trend :
The anticyclone returns from the weekend and will strengthen next week with the return of widespread dry and cold weather. Frosts will be frequent in the morning.
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