A ‘very active’ weather system is responsible for heavy rain and snow in parts of southern France and has prompted national forecaster Météo-France to issue severe weather alerts for six départements. Ardèche is under an orange alert for “rain and flooding”, Aveyron and Tarn are under an orange alert for “snow and ice” and “river flooding”, Hérault and Lozère are under a “river flood” alert, and Var is under an orange alert for “rain and flooding”. Anyone living and working in départements under an orange weather warning — the second highest level — is urged to be “very vigilant”. Keep informed of developments and follow the safety advice issued by public authorities,” Météo-France explains in its description of orange weather warnings on its website. “In the Var department, rain, sometimes thundery and locally heavy, continued until midday and could resume in the evening,” it added.

Source: The Local December 22, 2025 20:33 UTC