This week, a snowy episode will affect several departments, but it could extend considerably depending on the circumstances.
If a dry time has settled in France since last weekend, temperatures have dropped and morning frosts have returned. This Tuesday, February 4, the mist and the fog touch the northwest, even in the afternoon, while the sun shines south of the Loire. Quite similar conditions are announced for Wednesday.
Thursday, the lifting of the kiss accentuates this winter feeling, with an average of 4 to 5 degrees below seasonal normal. The migrant anticyclone towards the British islands, the northeast flow is then more dynamic, bringing an even colder air. Friday, a cold drop, a pocket of cold air at altitude, will come from the east of the country and in contact with cold air, it can cause snowfall, explains The weather channel.
If the risk of snow in the plain remains limited, it is not zero: the regions which could be exposed there are Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne, according to The weather channel. Small falls could be added locally to the center of the country. Overall, the quantities should remain fairly weak, not too disturbing departures on vacation. On the summits of the Pyrenees and the Alps, but also of Haute-Loire and the east of the Ardèche, it is however quite certain to see the snow fall on Friday.
Météo-France plans for Friday afternoon some flakes in Paris, in Marne and Haute-Marne. In the evening, the snowy disturbance could move north with rain and snow on the side of Lille and Amiens. In the night, she will go more east, reaching the Moselle. The snow could then touch the Orne, the Haute-Marne as well as the Cantal and the Pyrenees on Saturday morning. These forecasts are still to be specified in the coming days.
This episode should end on Sunday. From the sun is, in fact, announced on almost the whole country on this last day of the week, except in the Mediterranean perimeter which could know some waves. Next week, temperatures should go back very gradually to join normal season in mid-February. The dry weather should also be maintained, except around the Mediterranean where humidity could continue to be in order.