Île-de-France and Yvelines Face Orange Alert with Snowfall and Traffic Restrictions

The Île-de-France region, including the Yvelines department, has been placed under an orange alert starting from 8 PM on Saturday, November 22, 2025, extending until 8 AM Sunday. Snowfall of 3 to 5 centimeters is expected across Yvelines, reaching up to 7 centimeters in higher areas, creating challenging driving conditions and increased accident risks. Authorities have warned residents to limit travel and to use public transportation when possible due to these hazardous conditions.

In response, the Paris police prefecture has activated level 2 of its snow and ice plan, mandating a 20 km/h speed reduction on all roads in the region and prohibiting overtaking of vehicles over 3.5 tons, measures also instituted across Île-de-France. The Transport Minister, Philippe Tabarot, described the weekend as quite complicated, emphasizing difficulties in traffic, especially on roads used daily by 14 million residents.

Despite these challenges, train services and urban public transport networks, including those operated by RATP, have not been significantly affected. Air travel has experienced delays of about one hour at Roissy airport due to visibility constraints.

Residents have been urged to postpone non-essential travel and, if necessary, to properly equip their vehicles. The snow is expected to persist into Sunday morning before a warming trend brings rain, prompting snow to melt later in the day. Authorities also caution of possible impacts to electricity and telephone networks due to the weather.