an expected freeze-up with down to -4 ° C, caution in freezing fog
Better to keep the plants sheltered on Sunday morning! A marked frost episode will affect the Côte-d’Or and Dijon, with temperatures that can reach between -2 ° C and 1 ° C throughout the department, and down to -4 ° C at the bottom of some valleys, especially between Auxois and Châtillonnais.
According to the Météo Côte-d’Or Twitter account, this frost is due to clear skies and light winds. Temperatures must drop sharply overnight. Only heights should be spared from frost.
A record of cold at -8.3 ° C
If the frost episode will be strong, with freezing fog in particular, the records for negative temperatures for the month of October are far away: in Dijon, where it is expected between -1 ° C and 1 ° C, the record was established on October 25, 2003 with -4.9 ° C. Further afield, in Châtillon-sur-Seine, where it is expected between -1 ° C and -3 ° C, the record was -8.3 ° C on October 30, 1955.
With the onset of cold temperatures, the heaters will also be turned back on. And, as Sdis 21 indicates, the risk of fire increased. It is therefore better to check the smoke detectors, which are compulsory in every place of residence.
The weekend will be bright
Despite this episode of morning frost, the weekend should be bright with temperatures that remain cool but in season.
Saturday morning, temperatures do not start at 8 ° C in Dijon and 5 ° C in Saulieu. In the afternoon, a bright sun is expected over the eastern quarter of the department, up to Dijon, and temperatures will oscillate between 13 ° C in Beaune, Montbard and Châtillon and 10 ° C in Saulieu.
Sunday afternoon, the weather will be sunny throughout the department with up to 16 ° C in the upper Côte-d’Or, 13 ° C in Dijon and 12 ° C near Seurre or Is-sur-Tille.