By Guillaume Laurens
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Fallen at low altitude at the foot of the Pyrenees, for Christmas Day, the snow complicates circulation, especially in the Comminges, Saturday December 26, 2020 in the morning. The phenomenon has mainly focused on the Haute-Garonne and Ariège valleys. Update on weather conditions.
White coat in Luchon, snow 500 meters in the Comminges
In the Comminges and especially around Bagnères-de-Luchon (Haute-Garonne), the pavement is white on Friday morning, observe Weather Pyrenees. “Showers have occurred on the eastern part of the chain of the Pyrenees, from 300 meters altitude ”, confirms Pierre Estecondo, forecaster of Meteo France.
Special equipment is compulsory here and the streets of Luchon adorned themselves with a pretty white coat … ” There are approximately 5 centimeters of snow between 400 and 500 meters above sea level, especially in the Luchon valley, and 10 to 20 cm of snow above, around 1,000 meters ”.
Allée d’Etigny ❄️ Bagneres de Luchon ???? margaux_lpte #comminges #pyrenees pic.twitter.com/inv6KWZBzQ
– Weather Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 26, 2020
Compulsory equipment from 500m in #comminges #luchon ????Poupoule the Cat pic.twitter.com/MvU0JG2YBp
– Weather Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 26, 2020
-6 ° C in Luchon… at 10:30 am!
The snow should hold on the ground on Saturday, and “It will stay white in the valleys” since the temperatures are cool: ” -6 ° C in Luchon at 10 hours and -1 ° C in Saint-Gaudens ”, notes Pierre Estecondo. On the Toulouse-Blagnac side, 1 ° C was recorded on Saturday morning. ” At an altitude of 3000 meters, we have -16 ° C, these are very winter conditions ”.
But this blow of white at low altitude will be only temporary: ” The snow should melt due to mild warmth from Sunday in the day, before a new phenomenon expected next week, led by storm Bella, a depression that will arrive from the United Kingdom to France ”.
50 centimeters fallen at Maupas!
In the high mountains, the snow has sometimes fallen more heavily. ” The station du Maupas a pris 50 cm snow, ”says Pierre Estecondo. Note that below, “ snowdrifts formed on the roads in the area, where there is a lot of wind and sleet ”.
Ariège resorts and valleys see white
On Friday evening, conditions were quite stormy on theAx-les-Thermes, in Ariège. Here too, the valleys also woke up under a nice layer of snow, from 400 meters.
Ax les Thermes 1800 and 1400m
Stormy conditions tonight ???? Pierre Le Franc #snow #ariege pic.twitter.com/5CDNgcGLiG– Weather Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 25, 2020
10cm of #snow this morning in the valley of #Vicdessos 700m and #ariege #pyrenees -3 ° c at 8:00 a.m. pic.twitter.com/zOCdNu0Yge
– Weather Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 26, 2020
A #guzet #couderans #pyrenees ????Stef.mmn pic.twitter.com/i7cElZivOv
– Weather Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 25, 2020
The road to Andorra cut off
Accordingly, the road to Andorra, very popular on weekends by Toulouse residents in search of tax-free products, was completely cut Friday evening due to weather conditions in the principality. The road remains closed on Saturday morning. If it no longer snows, “there is 20 to 25 cm on the ground, a lot of wind and snowdrifts which are forming, ”said the forecaster from Météo France. We do not yet know when it will reopen.
-14 a 2513m #pasdelacasa #andorra ???? @MeteoAnd_OECC @Meteo_Pyrenees
Access closed from France ❌ pic.twitter.com/VPpJlSQJh1– Weather Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 26, 2020
Happy St. Stephen’s Day! The turbid ???? at times very strongly and greatly increases the feeling of cold Quina @peptomas ? ????-7 degrees at an altitude of 1800m from ????Canillo having snowed approx. 30-35cm. So frozen December and cannelloni by the fire????????#andorra # nadal2020 pic.twitter.com/P1gmbPgO9S
– Ricard Riba Alcobé (@RicardRiba_and) December 26, 2020
-11.5 ° gusts of 130 km / h welcome to the Torb del Pas de la Casa !!!! #pasdelacasa #Andorra @TomasMolinaB @peptomas @Meteo_Pyrenees @MeteoMauri @Monica_Usart pic.twitter.com/4OW9OcXjpY
– Хavier (@elpatiratllat) December 25, 2020
Access #andorra is closed ❌ Accès França Tancat ❌???? @ e83bomb #pasdelacasa #andorra pic.twitter.com/EYg0Ia1CB6
– Weather Pyrenees (@Meteo_Pyrenees) December 25, 2020
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