“If your trip is not essential, it is better not to do it.” Hewas the advice given to motorists for Ile-de-France by the Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, from his ministry’s crisis unit, Saturday 22 November. Meanwhile, all departments in the region are stationed alert for orange snow and ice from 8 p.m., Snow and Ice Plan Level 2 will be activated in Ile-de-France, according to a press release from the Paris prefecture. He planned specifically a decrease in speed of 20km/hour “for all vehicles on all axes of the road network”. In addition, all vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons are prohibited from overtaking. Follow our live stream.
5 to 7 cm of snow is expected in the western part of the Paris region. “On Saturday night and overnight Saturday into Sunday, the presence of cold air will support snowfall as the disturbance passes.”, explained the fortune teller. For now, the alert applies in Paris, Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Essonne and Val-d’Oise, until Sunday morning at 08.00.
A “fairly short” episode. “Rain disruptions return through Brittany”, explained Météo-France, adding that it “will advance slowly eastward and (…) will approach the central strip of the vast country”. This snowfall represents the first snowy episode of the winter, which is described as “pretty short” but you can “influencing human activities”. The Météo-France website specifies that snow should fall “melting since midday thanks to the clear light spell”.
The Auvergne Department may be affected. In addition, the Auvergne department’s alert status, which is currently yellow, may change, the agency warned, because “pretty extensive freezing rain”. “Transition to orange alert will be possible in the next map release”warned the weather forecaster.
