Vigilance orange for snow and ice in nine departments in the north of France – The World

The relevant departments are the Aisne, Ardennes, Eure, Marne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, the Seine-Maritime and the Somme.

The orange alert for snow and ice triggered Saturday, December 31, in seven departments of the north of France has been extended to Sunday, the Ardennes and the Marne, and extended up to Monday, 6 hours, announced Météo France.

The departments already involved, were the Aisne, Eure, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, the Seine-Maritime and the Somme. The ice, even in small quantities, makes the floors very slippery, which requires particular vigilance.

As in previous days, discusses Weather France, mists, freezing and heavy frost are currently affecting the Hauts-de-France and Haute-Normandie, with the exception of the littoral of the North sea.

freezing Rain

The soil is refrozen due to very low rainfall of Saturday morning. The temperatures reached Sunday -3 to -5 °C on the southern half of the North/Pas-de-Calais, Picardie and Haute-Normandie, with in places a few flakes of snow.

in addition, a risk of low-freezing rain for the departments placed in vigilance orange following the arrival of a disturbance to be weakly active by the Sleeve. Of these, precipitation is projected to touch in a first step the departments in the West, and then gradually shift to the East.

They will affect the Marne and the Champagne in the evening. These low-freezing precipitation will then be replaced by the rain of the North/Pas-de-Calais to Normandy, and a few flakes in the Aisne and the Oise, according to Météo France.

according To the prefecture of the Oise, the cold has been to the original ” power cuts on the EDF network in the sectors of Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, let us Reflect and Grandvilliers “.