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Weather monitoring: gust to 155 km/h in the west, snow in Île-de-

A 12h, snow fell regularly from to Île-de- via the south of Oise and Aisne. The snow band had reached Burgundy (Nièvre) and Franche-Comté (Saône-et-). In the Alps, snow fell from 400 to 600 m before beginning a sudden increase this afternoon. This mild spell should rise to the level of Mâcon and the Jura, but not further north.

Regarding the stormwe noted a gust of 155 km/h at Pointe du Raz, 145 km/h at Penmarch (29) and 138 km/h at Belle-Ile (56). The wind is starting to return inland with already 106 km/h in (79).

A 10h48 : snow arrived in the west of Île-de-France, falling in large flakes on . If the lawns and countryside of the plateaus become dusty, this snow does not last in the Seine valley and wets the roads. Temperatures are between 0 and 2°C, which is just enough for it to snow.

Snow at the observatory (92) © Observatory

A 09h38the wind gusts were blowing like a storm on the Atlantic coast with 122 km/h at Pointe du Raz (29), 118 km/h at Belle-Ile, 119 km/h at Ile de Ré, and a gust of southeast wind at 124 km/h on the island of Brehat (22), which is not frequent in this direction.

The snow falls in a “blizzard” in northern Cotentin with a strong easterly wind, dusting the landscapes.



Webcam capture of Sciotot beach (Manche) © Viewsurf

At 9:26 a.m., snow sprinkled the town of ()

A 09h00 : snowfall invaded all of Lower Normandy, even arriving in the department of Eure (Evreux). The whitewashed landscape, and even the beaches of the Manche department. But the main road network remained dark, wet and salty. In , the snow was melting and mixed with rain. In the hills of Calvados, we recorded 4 to 5 cm of snow.

A 08h30 : the snow fell in (35), in Lower Normandy, sticking to the ground.



Webcam capture in Montpinçon, in Calvados © Vision -Environment

A 08h : snow fell on the department of Manche (Cotentin) and held to the ground. The temperatures were close to 0°C explaining the hold on the ground. The east wind was rising with a very cold feeling.



Snowy Jullouville beach (Manche) © Vision-Environnement

The heart of depression CAETANO was located on the island of Ouessant this morning at 08h59 with a pressure of 985 hPa. It caused violent winds (up to 138 km/h on Ouessant) and 90 to 110 km/h on the Breton coast (112 km/h on Belle-Ile).

As for the disturbance, it had already arrived since the end of the night in Brittany with mixed rain and snow, then snow in Côtes-d'Armor. This made the roads slippery and some collisions were reported.

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