Winter officially arrived in Paris on Thursday, November 21, as the first snowflakes of the season fell on the French capital in the late morning. Météo-France, the national weather service, has put the greater Paris region of Ile-de-France under an orange weather alert for snow and ice, which will stay in place until Friday.
Around one to three centimeters of snow are expected to fall in the city over the next two days. Public transport group RATP has warned of possible disruptions to its transport services.
The weather agency says the snowstorm is due to the incoming Storm Caetano. In all, 54 departments are on orange alert. Enjoy pictures of Paris in the snow below.
A commuter exits Colonel Fabien Metro station in heavy snowfall, Paris, November 21, 2024. KIRAN RIDLEY, KIRAN RIDLEY / AFP
The railway tracks of the Gare du Nord covered in heavy snowfall, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. JOEL SAGET / AFP
An Air France plane sits on the tarmac during a snowfall at Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Thursday, November 21, 2024. MASHA MACPHERSON / AP
A postwoman walks in heavy snowfall, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. JOEL SAGET / AFP
City employees get ready to throw salt on the sidewalks, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. JOEL SAGET / AFP
A man walks with his dogs on snow-covered train tracks of the "Petite Ceinure" (Little Ring road) in Paris, France, November 21, 2024. ABDUL SABOOR / REUTERS
A pedestrian walks with his dog during heavy snowfall, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP
People walk in heavy snowfall at the Jardin des Tuileries, in central Paris on November 21, 2024. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola look at the snow falling upon her arrival for a meeting at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on November 21, 2024. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP
