Overview
- All eight departments of Île‑de‑France are under orange vigilance from 20:00 Saturday to 08:00 Sunday for snow and possible freezing rain.
- Météo‑France forecasts about 5–7 cm on the western half of the region, 2–5 cm on the eastern half, and 1–2 cm in Paris and the inner suburbs.
- A rain band moving in from Brittany is expected to meet very cold air, turning precipitation to snow or locally to freezing rain.
- The Paris prefecture is activating the Plan neige‑verglas level 2, cutting speeds by 20 km/h on all routes and prohibiting overtaking by vehicles over 3.5 tonnes.
- Météo‑France warns Auvergne’s current yellow status could be upgraded for widespread freezing rain, while 73 departments carry yellow alerts nationwide and lowland snow should melt by midday Sunday.