38 departments on orange alert this Thursday evening, 31 tomorrow. In its latest bulletin, Météo France kept 38 departments on orange alert for this Thursday evening. Allier, Puy-de-Dôme and Cantal are not more vigilant orange windwhile Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence are no longer affected by orange vigilance for snow. For tomorrow, 31 departments will be on orange alert. The two Corsican departments will be threatened by violent winds “which could still cause damage with gusts of around 100 to 130 km/h, and even 160 to 180 km/h on Cap Corse”.
270,000 homes still without electricity in France. The figure was revised upwards on the evening of Thursday. Of 235,000 homes at 4 p.m., Enedis indicated to several media that 270,000 were, at 6 p.m., still without electricity. Normandy was the most affected department (90,000 households) ahead of Loire" rel="tag">Pays de la Loire (61,500).
All flights suspended or canceled from Roissy. Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport is experiencing very significant delays and even cancellations on almost all of its takeoffs and a large number of landings, due to bad weather conditions. The situation is better at Orly, south of Paris, but the Aéroports de Paris group indicates that “ the teams and all the airport community” are “mobilized to ensure snow removal from access points and de-icing of aircraft”.
Huge gusts in the West, more than 160 km/h expected at Cap Corse. Météo-France revealed numerous squalls in the West. Thus, in the morning, it announced in particular that winds of 126 km/h had been recorded in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) or 126 km/h in Cap-Ferret (Gironde). But the rest of the country is not left out, notably with a gust of 142 km/h in the Ecrins massif, in the Hautes-Alpes. And the night promises to be just as rough. For example, in Corsica, “violent winds [renforceront] again during the night from Thursday to Friday. Gusts will be around 100 to 130 km/h in exposed regions, and around 160 to 180 km/h on Cap Corse,” according to Météo-France.
Very strong mild weather expected this weekend. The cold fell on almost the entire country this mid-week, with the passage of storm Caetano. On Friday, around thirty departments will remain on orange alert for snow/ice, all in the northern half of France. But it won't last: from Saturday, A major mild spell is expected, with temperatures rising by sometimes 20 degrees in a few hours. If it rains in the northwest, a large part of the country will be dry, even under bright sunshine, particularly from the south of Aquitaine to the Alps, according to the Weather Channel. However, a powerful south wind will blow. Caution will be required, especially at altitude: landslides, floods of torrents and even avalanches in high mountains will be favored by this brutal mild spell. In the plains, floods and floods are likely after heavy rainfall. Caution will be required, especially at altitude: landslides, torrential floods and even avalanches in high mountains will be favored by this sudden mild spell. In the plains, floods and floods are likely after heavy rainfall.
