Overview
- Météo-France lifted Tuesday’s initial orange alerts for 26 departments, then placed 38 in orange for Wednesday with new snow and pockets of freezing rain expected from the north to the Atlantic, after rare 20–30 cm fell on parts of the coast.
- Transport minister Philippe Tabarot said Monday’s storm was under-estimated by forecasters and announced heavy-goods vehicle bans in the west and Île-de-France and a 70 km/h limit for cars in the region, urging people to avoid travel or work from home.
- Airlines will cut about 40% of flights at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle between 9:00 and 14:00 and 25% at Orly between 6:00 and 13:00 on Wednesday, while six regional airports were closed on Tuesday morning.
- Rail and transit remain constrained: SNCF halted or slowed services on several western lines and maintained speed reductions on some high-speed routes, while RATP buses ran at limited levels as metros operated normally in Paris.
- Authorities reported at least five road deaths linked to snow and ice, and school transport was widely suspended in Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Normandy and parts of Île-de-France.