The Loire and Haute-Loire placed on orange “snow-ice” vigilance tomorrow by Météo-France

Both departments will be affected by a disturbance which will cause snow at low altitude, “up to approximately 600 meters”.

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A house under the snow in Landos (Haute-Loire), November 14, 2019. (Vincent Jolfre / MAXPPP)

The Loire and Haute-Loire will be placed in orange “snow-ice” vigilance from Sunday 6 a.m., Météo-France announces in a vigilance bulletin published Saturday March 2. “A new disturbance is approaching the northwest of the country this Saturday morning. It will slowly move eastward over the weekend with a spectacular lowering of the rain/snow limit on Sunday,” explains the weather and climate service.

Snow is expected at lower altitudes, “up to approximately 600 meters”. The expected quantities “are of the order of 5 to 10 centimeters at 600 to 800 meters altitude, 20 locally 30 centimeters at 1000 meters”. The orange alert is expected to end at noon.


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