On Thursday January 18, Météo France placed 25 départements under an orange alert for snow and ice, including Paris and the Ile-de-France region. The night of January 17 to 18, 2024 marked the arrival of the first snow in Paris at 4am. Bison Futé advises extreme caution on roads in affected regions
Meteorologist Guillaume Séchet, reports on X that snowfall is expected from 4:15 a.m. to 7 a.m., with Paris and theÎle-de-France region expecting an accumulation of 0.5 to 3 cm, and 1 to 2 cm specifically in Paris. The snow episode is expected to end around 9 a.m. in the south of départements 91 and 77, after having ended in 78 and 95.
It has been #snowing in #Paris since 4.15am. It will snow until 7am when the episode will be over in 78 and 95, and will end around 9am in the south of 91 and 77. Expected ground layer: 0.5 cm to 3 cm from south to north of#IDF. 1 to 2 cm in Paris. Video https://t.co/pIG411w4OD pic.twitter.com/bOY0KTxUbB
- Guillaume Séchet (@Meteovilles) January 18, 2024
By 4 a.m., the snowfall zone had reached the west of the Île-de-France region and the north of the Marne. Just south of these areas, Météo France reported freezing rain. Further west, in the departments along the Channel coast, snowfall has stopped. Temperatures remain below zero or close to freezing, making the ground slippery following the night's precipitation.
For Thursday, Météo France is forecasting snowfalls ranging from 2 to 5 cm from the Paris region to Champagne-Ardennes and Normandy, with cold air intensifying from the north of the country. Snow replaces rain or freezing rain in regions such as Ile-de-France, Basse-Normandie and northern Centre-Val-de-Loire. This snowy episode will then move southwards through Centre-Val-de-Loire, Ile-de-France and Champagne-Ardennes, before reaching the Grand-Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Behind this front, temperatures will fall, with a strong risk of refreezing.
Météo-France confirms a snowy episode in Île-de-France this evening and until tomorrow morning. @NunezLaurent, Préfet de Police, Préfet de la Zone de défense et de sécurité de Paris, activates the snow and ice plan for the Paris region, level 3.
- Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) January 17, 2024
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Last night, Bison Futé warned of potentially difficult traffic conditions in certain areas, due to freezing rain likely to cause rapid icy conditions, recommending caution to motorists. In addition, the Préfecture de Police has advised residents of the Paris region on X to return home before 7pm. Traffic conditions are expected to remain complicated this Thursday morning.
Snow in Paris and the Île-de-France region: disruptions on the roads and in transport
While the entire Paris region is still under a "snow-ice" orange alert this Thursday, January 18, 2024 until 10am, disruptions are being reported on some roads in the Île-de-France region and on public transport. Freeways closed, buses at a standstill, traffic disrupted on the RER C... We take stock of the situation. [Read more]
Snow in Paris and the Île-de-France region: disruptions on the roads and in transport
