Valérie Darmon, with AFP 8:46 p.m., January 20, 2023

Météo France predicts that on Saturday, the cold will still be present throughout the territory and the orange "flood" vigilance is maintained for the Landes due to the rising waters of the Adour.

In the afternoon, on the Massif Central as well as the Pyrenees and their foothills, the weather remains overcast and lightly snowy.

The cold will still be present on Saturday throughout the territory and orange "flood" vigilance is maintained for the Landes due to the rising waters of the Adour, forecasts Météo-France.

From the Centre-Val-de-Loire and Auvergne to the Pyrenees, clouds will prevail in the morning and will be accompanied at times by small snowfalls, bringing a light dusting in places.

In the afternoon, on the Massif Central as well as the Pyrenees and their foothills, the weather remains overcast and lightly snowy.

Elsewhere the trend is calm with the return of clearings.

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Very cloudy sky over Corsica

On Corsica, the day will take place under a very cloudy sky and some showers, snow may appear from 200 to 300 m altitude.

On the other hand, on the Mediterranean arc, sunny periods will dominate under a sensitive north-westerly wind.

In the rest of the country, the start of the day will be cold and sometimes gray with freezing fog, then the weather will be mixed with sunny spells and cloudy periods.

The tramontane and the mistral will blow up to 70 to 90 km/h.

The north to northwest wind will also strengthen over the Massif Central and the entire Rhône valley, up to 60 to 70 km/h.

Frosts are becoming widespread, with a risk of refreezing on wet roads.

With the exception of the coastal borders where they will remain between -1 and +2 degrees, the minimum temperatures will drop between -3 and 0 degrees on the north-west quarter up to Belgium, between -5 and 0 degrees elsewhere .

The maximum will go from 0 to 4 degrees on the northeast quarter to the Massif Central, from 3 to 6 degrees elsewhere, 5 to 9 degrees on the Atlantic facade and the Mediterranean rim, up to 10 to 13 towards the Côte d 'Azure.