On August 15, the heat wave returned to the southwest and the Atlantic Arc. In the North, a wind from the Benelux tempers the atmosphere announcing the imminent end of the scorching episode.
On this Assumption Day, the heat wave returns to the southwest with up to 41 ° C expected locally in Bordeaux announces The weather channel *. The hot weather focuses on the Atlantic arc.
At the same time, a more temperate air is expected in Hauts-de-France thanks to the northeast wind from northeast from the Benelux announcing the end of the scorching episode by the North.
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The heat is already well present from the morning
From daybreak, the heat is already present this Friday in the southwest with 22 to 25 ° C in minimum, and a heavy atmosphere in the Landes or the Gironde.
In the north of the country, the sky is clear and the north-north-east wind brings a fresher air, with only 15 to 18 ° C in the Hauts-de-France. The weather is sunny throughout the territory, apart from a few cloudy scattered passages to the English Channel.
Heat in the south and continental wind in the north in the afternoon
The heat wave is growing in the southwest and on the Atlantic arc. Temperatures reach 40 to 41 ° C locally in Bordeaux, 38 to 40 ° C in the Landes and to the Garonne valley. On the rest of the south, the heat remains strong with 35 to 38 ° C on average.
Further north, the influence of the continental wind is felt: 25 to 28 ° C in Hauts-de-France, 29 to 33 ° C in Île-de-France and Center-Val de Loire. The air is drier, making heat more bearable.
A heavy evening in the southwest, more breathable to the north
In the evening, the heat remains overwhelming in the southwest with even more than 32 ° C at 10 p.m. in certain cities, and a tropical night to predict. To the north, the northeast to northeast wind continues to refresh the atmosphere and the drop in temperatures is a little more marked.
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This flow of northeast will gradually spread over a large part of the northern half during the weekend, marking the end of the heat wave on a good part of the country by Tuesday. The hot weather should however resist in the Southeast and the South West until next Wednesday.
*The weather channel is a property of the Le Figaro group.
