The mercury has been yo-yoing lately. After a spectacular rise in temperatures between Saturday and Sunday, the mercury is set to drop again, reaching sub-zero temperatures from Sunday January 12. Meanwhile, an episode of snow and heavy rain is expected in the north of the country this Wednesday, January 8, 2025."A low-pressure system plunges over the northern half of France this Wednesday, bringing an episode of disturbed weather" announces La Chaîne Météo, which forecasts a risk of snow"north of the Seine between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning".
As a result, on January 8, 2025, Météo France placed 5 departments in the north of the country under orange " snow-verglas " vigilance , and 12 others under yellow alert."The snow episode should be sufficiently notable (in places 5 to 10 cm expected) for some departments currently under yellow vigilance to see their vigilance level raised on the next maps, when the location of the most intense falls will be more precise" warns the weather service.
Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Seine-Maritime and Oise have been placed under " vigilance orange neige-verglas" this Wednesday, January 8. Calvados, Manche, Eure, Aisne, Orne, Ardennes, Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle and Bas-Rhin are on yellow alert for the risk of snow and freezing rain.
What's the situation in Paris and the Ile-de-France region? Two departments in the Paris region are also affected by this yellow alert for snow and freezing rain. These are Val-d'Oise and Yvelines. According to Météo France, this snowy episode could affect these two Île-de-France departments this Wednesday between 12pm and 5pm.
"Tomorrow at midday, the initially light morning showers will become more continuous and moderate. Snow will then sometimes temporarily mix with the rain in the first part of the afternoon", says Météo France, adding that in the north-west of Yvelines and the west of Val-d'Oise,"snow may sometimes completely replace the rain". "This snow could locally and temporarily hold on to the ground despite positive temperatures, giving very locally up to 1 or 2 cm of snow on the ground, before melting rapidly as soon as the rains return in mid/late afternoon", estimates Météo France.
But many uncertainties remain at this stage. It is therefore advisable to keep abreast of developments in these forecasts and of future updates to the vigilance map. You should also take extreme care when traveling, and if possible, avoid taking the car in certain départements where icy patches are forecast.
In addition, Wednesday promises to be a particularly turbulent day in the Paris region. Paris and the whole of the Île-de-France region have been placed on yellow alert for "rain and flooding". Heavy rain is expected in the Paris region between midday and midnight.
Weather in Paris and the Île-de-France region: sub-zero temperatures expected from Sunday onwards
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