The weather continues to be unstable over much of France at the start of 2025. This Wednesday, January 8, Météo France has placed 5 départements under "vigilance orangeneige-verglas" (orangesnow-ice alert) and 12 others under "alerte jaune" (yellow alert), including two départements in the Île-de-France region.
Snow and freezing rain: two Île-de-France departments under yellow alert this Wednesday
Due to a new disturbance, this Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Météo France has placed 5 départements under "vigilance orange neige-verglas" (orange snow-ice alert) and 12 others under "alerte jaune" (yellow alert). Two Île-de-France departments are affected by this yellow alert. So, what are these departments and what can we expect this Wednesday in the Ile-de-France region? Discover the forecast. [Read more]
On Wednesday and Thursday, the whole of the Ile-de-France region is also under yellow"rain and flood" alert. This heavy rain alert should be lifted in the Paris region by 4pm on January 9.
Due to recent rainfall and further precipitation expected in France, around thirty départements have also been placed under yellowflood alert. These include Manche, Calvados, Eure, Seine-Maritime, Oise, Aisne and Ardennes, as well as Vosges, Côte-d'Or, Doubs, Sarthe, Cher, Charente-Maritime and Jura.
So what's the situation in Paris and the Ile-de-France region? This Wednesday and Thursday, seven departments in the Paris region have also been placed on yellowflood alert by Météo France. These are Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines and Seine-et-Marne. All of which raises new concerns for the residents of Seine-et-Marne. Remember that last October, this Île-de-France département - which was under red alert at the time - experienced historic flooding. The Grand Morin reached a record level of 3.75 meters. The streets of Crécy-la-Chapelle were under more than a metre of water.
This time, however, the level of the Grand Morin is no cause for concern. The Seine and Marne rivers, on the other hand, are being closely monitored.
As Vigicrues reminds us, yellow vigilance is a"risk of flooding generating localized overflows and damage, or of a rapid and dangerous rise in water levels, requiring particular vigilance, especially in the case of exposed and/or seasonal activities".
With heavy rain expected in the Paris region on Wednesday and Thursday, the Seine in and around Paris is being closely monitored. "New, more significant rainfall will begin on Tuesday night. The underlying trend for the next few days is therefore upwards" warns Vigicrues in today's bulletin, specifying that it is nevertheless"a low flood". On the morning of January 8, the Seine reached 3.05 meters at the Austerlitz station. According to Vigicrues forecasts, the Seine could reach 3.17 meters on the morning of January 9 at the same station (central forecast), or even 3.39 meters (high forecast).
The Marne, from Condé to Charenton, is also being monitored. "Further rain is expected from Tuesday night onwards. As a result, new flood waves are likely to be observed on the section and tributaries of the downstream Marne over the coming days", says Vigicrues. At the Gournay-sur-Marne station this Wednesday morning, the specialized site observed a river level of 3.53 meters on the Marne.
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Snow and freezing rain: two Île-de-France departments under yellow alert this Wednesday
