The Grand Est region of France has recorded temperatures as low as -19.4°C in recent hours, a record low since 2010, while temperatures below -12°C are common in other regions.
The record low temperature has been recorded in Buhl-Lorraine, in the Lorraine region, with -19.4°C, while there has been -17.5°C in Nitting, -13°C in points of Alsace or -12.9°C in Strasbourg, Nancy or Épinal. Highs are also at minimums, with -3°C expected at the hottest time of the day in Strasbourg.
Weather forecasts point to this Saturday being the worst time of the cold snap affecting the northern half of France, data unheard of since 2010, when -18°C was measured in Strasbourg. The absolute record cold in the German shepherd capital dates back to 1938, with -23.4 ° C.
Since December 10, the average temperature in France has been 1°C, 5 degrees below average values for this time of year, although temperatures are expected to rise from Sunday onwards and Météo-France forecasts that no major French city will be below 0°C from Monday onwards.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
