Cold snap and snow forecast across France this weekend
France is expected to see a sharp drop in temperatures at the end of the week after several weeks of unusually mild weather.
France is set for a return to colder weather at the end of the week, ending seven weeks of unseasonably mild temperatures.
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Polar winds will bring chilly mornings across the north, east, and centre, with overnight frosts threatening early-blooming crops and gardens.
By Saturday, highs in affected regions are expected around 5°C, about 10°C lower than last week’s warmest days.
Rain will sweep in from the Atlantic, while the south-east faces a storm with up to 80mm of rainfall and winds reaching 80 km/h.
Snow is forecast at unusually low altitudes, with areas as low as 300m in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes seeing snow, and up to 40cm at higher elevations around 1,500m.
The Massif Central could see 10–20cm.
Météo France may issue heightened weather warnings from Friday.