Pictures. Snow in Flanders and around Lille: the most beautiful images of the day

The forecasts of Météo-France were reliable: the Nord and Pas-de-Calais woke up under a light white coat this Wednesday, March 8. Snow mixed with rain in the morning which sometimes makes traffic conditions difficult.

On March 8, waking up in the snow may come as a surprise, but despite the mild winter it’s still in season, spring is in two weeks, not before. Météo-France had been warning for several days about the risk of snowfall and was not mistaken: from Lille to Dunkirk and all along the coast a white coat covered the landscape, here and there with more or less thickness. .

Météo France has placed the Nord and Pas-de-Calais on snow/ice alert for 3 hours last night. Indeed, during the night, the precipitation became strong enough to allow the cold air, present at altitude, to descend towards the ground. This is called an isothermal snow phenomenon. The grounds are therefore white in places, covered by “heavy”, “wet” snow.

Precipitation continues into the morning, in the form of snow or sleet over the northern half of the region, further south it is mainly rain that continues to fall.

The snowy episode will only be short-lived, a few twirling snowflakes are still possible on Thursday morning, but the arrival of a warm front during the day will gradually allow temperatures to rise and put an end to winter precipitation.

On the side of the coast on the border with Belgium, the sand has given way to a white expanse, a breathtaking landscape.

A bit of poetry in the city center of Lille, with the statue of the square du p’tit quinquin.

“Security services are in action on the A26 “, warns Sanef 107.7, this March 8 shortly before 9 a.m. while the highway is under snow and the salting operations in progress.