Weather: more rain and risk of snow and ice this Wednesday in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

However, weather forecasters still announce rainfall, sometimes mixed with snowfall on the plains with fairly low rain-snow thresholds. Hence the maintenance of the “snow ice” yellow alert “to watch” indicates the Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture.

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However, weather forecasters still announce rainfall, sometimes mixed with snowfall on the plains with fairly low rain-snow thresholds. Hence the maintenance of the “snow ice” yellow alert “to watch” indicates the Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture.

Snow ice yellow warning

In his latest bulletin, he announced “occasional heavy rain which will continue this Tuesday evening and the following evening in a colder context as well. The rain-snow limit can drop to about 300/400 m, but snow and sleet can occur as far as plains under heavy rains.” Sector A 64 is concerned, the prefecture warned.

According to weather forecasters, this successive stream of rain could lead to significant accumulation of snow at lower elevations. “Snow accumulation expected on Wednesday morning is around 1 to 5cm locally, 10cm at the foot of the hills, in the valleys up to the Ger plateau. 10-20 cm or more can fall over 800-1000 meters. »

As a result, the landslide risk level increases for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with an index of level 3 specifically for Wednesday. On the rainy side, 20 to 30 mm is still expected on Wednesday.

The temperature drops

White gold which should have held its peak, temperatures mostly dropped again. It should be just 4°C on the plains this Wednesday afternoon, and no more than 1°C to 2°C at night. The weekend also promises cold weather.

Gusts 93 km/h on Pau

As for the Fien storm assessment ending on Tuesday, we were able to withstand gusts of strong winds with 137 km/h recorded in Socoa, 108 km/h in Biarritz, 93 km/h in Pau, causing trees to fall, power poles and 4,900 power outages in peak of the storm. 900 homes were still without power on Tuesday night.

The fallen branch also blocked several roads and railroads serving the Southwest. Also note: roads were flooded mainly in the Basque Country, including the motorway exit in Bayonne which was temporarily closed. In Béarn, Saleys rolls out of bed on D 17 between Salies and Carresse. At Orion Hospital, it was the burial that was under water. In Loubieng too, Laà sprang into action, leading to road closures.

Hydroplaning on the highway

According to Météo-France, rain accumulation reaches 30-40 mm (i.e. 30 to 40 liters of water per square meter) in the Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and up to 55 mm in Tarbes.

Bad weather that doesn’t cause major incidents or casualties, defines the prefecture. According to the latest assessment, 48 interventions by the Fire and Rescue Department were carried out after this storm. Nearly 380 calls were made to SDIS, but no intervention was aimed at protecting property.

However, the gendarmerie reported several material accidents on the A 64 motorway due to vehicle aquaplaning.

La Pierre reopens this Wednesday

With less than three weeks to go before winter break, the resort can finally bring in its snowdressers. Abundant snowfall considering welcoming back skiers. La Pierre-Saint-Martin, which has benefited from a beautiful delivery of white gold: more than 50 cm of fresh snow, opened its slopes this Wednesday “with priority on starter areas and the gradual opening of other areas in the coming days”.
For Gourette, since the start of this weekend’s snowy episode, the team has been preparing for the opening this Friday, January 20th. “Should snow and drift conditions persist”, however specified a press release from Epsa and N’Py.
Artouste will have to wait a bit longer and bet on next weekend, depending on weather conditions.