Overview
- Météo-France has placed 72 departments under yellow vigilance for snow and ice on Friday, with 27 also under a cold-wave advisory.
- Snow has already coated mountain massifs and some low-lying areas, including parts of Normandy, Brittany and the Hauts-de-France, with about 20 cm at 1,000 m in Haut-Rhin and 10 cm in the Jura and Vosges.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot warned motorists of a "fairly complicated" weekend and activated the 2025 winter-road plan, mobilising 7,500 agents, more than 6,000 vehicles and large salt stocks.
- Météo-France warns an Atlantic disturbance late Saturday could bring temporary snow followed by freezing rain and black ice, with a potential move to orange vigilance in affected regions including the Paris area.
- Saturday is forecast to be the sharpest cold of the episode, with morning lows near −1°C in Paris and Toulouse and down to −6°C in Nancy, as authorities urge drivers to prepare and follow real-time travel guidance.