Overview
- Widespread subzero lows were recorded Sunday, including −9 °C in Bergerac, −4 °C in Bordeaux and −6.7 °C in Agen, with national minima down to −12 °C in parts of the east and Massif Central.
- Météo‑France expects the coldest phase around Monday, with −12 to −8 °C common in the east and locally −15 °C, before a gradual, wetter warm‑up later in the week.
- At 3,842 meters on the Aiguille du Midi, instruments measured −22.6 °C and 101 km/h gusts, producing a wind‑chill near −40.3 °C.
- The Aude department moved to yellow cold vigilance as the prefect activated the orange level of the cold‑weather plan, adding emergency shelter capacity and reinforcing outreach to vulnerable people.
- Snow is forecast to be locally significant in Normandy Monday and is only a possibility for a brief, light episode around Toulouse on Tuesday, depending on the exact setup.