Overview
- Météo‑France placed the Rhône, Loire and Ardèche under orange rain‑flood vigilance for Saturday as a pluvio‑orageux band moves from the Massif Central toward the Rhône valley, the Alps and PACA.
- In Occitanie, a violent southerly wind episode peaked with exceptional gusts near 200 km/h in Ariège, toppling trees and damaging infrastructure.
- Authorities reported power outages, a vegetation fire tied to a torn high‑tension line near Ercé, and SNCF disruptions between Foix and Latour‑de‑Carol.
- After an exceptional spell of mid‑November warmth, temperatures start to decline this weekend and are forecast to fall sharply early next week as polar air arrives.
- Forecasts indicate widespread morning frosts and mountain snow, with a modest 20–40% probability of transient low‑altitude or plains flurries in parts of the north and center.