Another winter storm to bring widespread rain, snow to western Europe

By Adam Douty, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

January 27, 2019, 12:26:29 PM EST

Another winter storm moving across western Europe into the middle of the week will bring widespread rain and snow across France, Germany and the UK.

After areas of snow fell across northern and central Europe over the weekend, another winter storm will spread rain and snow across much of western Europe.

Rain will first spread across France and southern Britain on Tuesday as a strengthening area of low pressure slams into western France. In addition to rain causing travel disruptions in western France on Tuesday, AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys adds, "Wind gusts of 80-95 km/h (50-60 mph) can sweep across western France into Tuesday night bringing the risk for power outages."

As Tuesday transitions to Tuesday night and rain advances into much of southern England, Belguim and eastern France, including in London, Brussels and Paris, colder air will lead to rain mixing with and changing to snow in many communities. 

In Paris, snow can accumulate 3-8 cm (1-3 inches) from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The Wednesday morning commute in not only Paris, but in many communities across eastern France into Belgium and southern-most England, can be slowed by snow and slush-packed roadways.

Greater London can see 2-5 cm (an inch or two) of snow accumulate on Tuesday night. Snow is expected to end by Wednesday morning, though some roads may still be slick through the morning.

Roys expects as much as 8-15 cm (3-6 inches) of snow to accumulate in the hardest-hit locations from central and eastern France to Luxembourg and southern Belgium.

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Even in southern France, a slushy snow accumulation of 2-5 cm (an inch or two) is expected in Lyon.

As moisture spreads into western Germany and the Netherlands from Tuesday night and into Wednesday, light snow will fall from Amsterdam to Cologne leading to minor travel delays.

Any snow that falls will likely not stick around for very long as temperatures rise above freezing each day through the rest of the week.

Although snow will melt, where temperatures fall below freezing at night, there will be the risk for any water on roads and sidewalks to refreeze.