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“After the end of the orange vigilance planned for 10 a.m. this Tuesday, a further increase in the level of vigilance is to be considered for this Wednesday,” according to Météo-France.
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“A disturbance will cross the entire country on Wednesday during the day”reports Météo-France on its site, Tuesday January 6. Although followed by a warm spell, the phenomenon “brings snow, and locally freezing rain, to a large part of the north of the country (…) After the end of the orange vigilance planned for 10 a.m. this Tuesday, a further increase in the level of vigilance is to be considered for this Wednesday.specifies the service. Follow our live stream.
- No school transport in Yvelines and Indre on Wednesday. School transport will be suspended again on Wednesday in Yvelines, the prefecture announces on X. The department risks facing “more snowfall” capable of reaching “locally up to 7 cm”. Same ban on school transport in Indre, where the prefect has decided to prohibit the circulation of heavy goods vehicles and all vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes, according to ICI Berry.
- Five airports closed to traffic in the west and north of the country. The Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday the closure of the airports of Nantes, Vatry, La Rochelle, Albert-Bray (near Amiens), and Saint-Nazaire. On the other hand, “no reduction in flight schedule“is not at the moment “planned for Paris airports”.
- At least five dead in road accidents. These road accidents, due to ice, occurred in Ille-et-Vilaine, Seine-et-Marne, Val-de-Marne and Landes, franceinfo has learned.
- A snowy event “a little undervalued” by Météo-France, believes the Minister of Transport. Guest of BFMTV Tuesday morning, Philippe Tabarot advises French people who can to “limit their movements as much as possible”especially when working remotely.
- 13,000 homes currently without power. “Around 8,000 homes are without electricity in Pays de la Loire (mainly in Loire-Atlantique and Vendée) and 5,000 in Charente-Maritime”details Enedis in its 10 a.m. press release.
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#WEATHER FORECAST Summer has its sand castles, winter has its castles under the snow. Here are some pretty photos of Amboise and Plessis-Bourré, filming location Donkey skinby Jacques Demy. -
#WEATHER FORECAST This is called a “snow roll”, a phenomenon that occurs when snowflakes driven by the wind begin to roll down a sloping surface. Here is an example observed in Charente-Maritime last night and relayed by the vice-president of the InfoClimat association Sébastien Brana.
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Aurélien Ribesclimatologist at the National Meteorological Research Center 0 seconds ago
“We had not reached a minimum of -4°C on January 4 and 5 since February 2012 [en moyenne nationale]nor seen a negative temperature on average in the country for three consecutive days since February 2018.”
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#WEATHER FORECAST A disturbance will arrive across the Channel “at the end of the night” and will circulate from west to east over the northern half of the country during the day, “causing snowfall in a large part of the regions on orange alert”according to Météo-France. Find the list of 38 departments in orange vigilance on the Météo-France website.
The snowfall accumulations expected in the departments on orange alert will reach “often 3 to 7 cm, locally 10 to 15 cm in the Ardennes and very locally elsewhere”advances the public forecaster. Depending on the evolution of the forecasts, the Dordogne and the Gironde could in turn switch to orange vigilance.
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#WEATHER FORECAST During the day on Wednesday, 38 departments will be affected by a transition to orange vigilance. Ten departments from Vendée to the North will be on alert from 4 a.m., followed at 6 a.m. by around fifteen others. Here is the expected development throughout the day:
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Noon :
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franceinfo alert0 seconds ago
#WEATHER FORECAST Météo-France places 38 departments on orange “snow-ice” vigilance for tomorrow.
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#WEATHER FORECAST A little speech exercise to wake up your articulatory muscles asleep from the cold: repeat “a snowy donkey” five times very quickly. And enjoy as a reward this photo taken in Montaigu, in Vendée, to be found in our slideshow dedicated to snowfall in France.
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(MATHIEU THOMASSET / HANS LUCAS)
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It’s 2 p.m., here are the headlines for this Tuesday afternoon:
• #SWISS The municipality of Crans-Montana recognized its “responsibility” in the fire which left 40 dead and 116 injured, admitting failures in safety and fire controls. “Periodic checks were not carried out from 2020 to 2025” within the Constellation, lamented the municipality.• #UKRAINE The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrived at the Elysée this afternoon for a new meeting of allied countries of kyivwith the hope of “measures that can guarantee real security” for the Ukrainian people. American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are on site. -
#WEATHER FORECAST Contrary to what we have reported, theroad accident which cost the life of a motorcyclistyesterday afternoon, in Ille-et-Vilaine, was not linked to snow, according to the authorities. The death occurred following“heart failure or stroke during a driving course provided by a driving school”. Our apologies for this confusion.
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#WEATHER FORECAST On track, SNCF Réseau reports that “the main difficulties” caused by snow “are in the area of Saintes and La Rochelle”. At midday, traffic was still interrupted on the following lines: La Rochelle-Poitiers, La Rochelle-Bordeaux, Saintes-Royan, Saintes-Angoulême, Saintes-Saint-Jean-d’Angely and La Roche-sur-Yon-La Rochelle.
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