Ten departments, against 19 on Friday, remain on orange alert on Saturday by Météo-France due to the risk of snow and ice on the roads.
Ten departments, against 19 on Friday, remain on orange alert on Saturday by Météo-France due to the risk of snow and ice on the roads, an unusual episode at the start of spring.
Ain, Allier, Cantal, the two departments of Corsica, Isère, Loire and Haute-Loire, Corse-du-Sud (2A), Puy-de-Dôme and Savoie are maintained on alert until Sunday morning, while Ariège, Aveyron, Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn and Haute-Vienne are no longer affected by the episode.
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In its latest forecast bulletin, Météo-France notes a general trend towards lessening of snowfall, which has reached 50 centimeters on the alpine reliefs.
Road traffic, already disrupted on Friday in many departments, was still disrupted on Saturday on certain axes of the Center-East in particular. The weather conditions also caused the postponement to Sunday of the Ligue 1 football match between Saint-Étienne and Marseille, originally scheduled for Saturday evening.
Falling temperatures also threaten vines and fruit trees. In the Loire Valley or the Rhône Valley, winegrowers and arboriculturists fear frost for the next two nights.
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