Météo France places the Bouches-du-Rhône and the Var on orange alertness to snow and ice

Météo France places the departments of Var and Bouches-du-Rhône on orange alert to snow and ice, Sunday February 26, from 6 p.m. “On the east of the Bouches-du-Rhône and the west of the Var, an episode of snow is expected at the end of the afternoon and in the first part of the night from Sunday to Monday., says the agency. This may in particular lead to “difficult traffic conditions” on the roads, “in this period of return from vacation” in zone B, she adds.

Sunday afternoon, rain is first expected in these two departments. Then “precipitation will turn to snow at lower and lower altitudes, especially in eastern Var and western Bouches-du-Rhône”according to forecasters. “The expected snow accumulations are of the order of 2 to 5 centimeters, locally 5 to 10 centimeters, between the west of Var and the east of Bouches-du-Rhône.they point out.