The heat wave is fused in France but 25 department remains on orange alert, risk “extreme” fire in the Aude

The scorching episode regresses in France. Therefore, Sunday heat wave fused france but August 17, and will focus on the southern half of the territory and the Atlantic facade, with 25 departments placed in orange alert per weather-France, on the tenth day of the heat wave which should touch its end on Monday evening.

On the Mediterranean perimeter. In addition, temperatures scheduled for Sunday afternoon oscillate between 35 and 37 degrees and will reach Languedoc and Roussillon up to 41 degrees. Nevertheless, Perpignan and Montpellier should exceed the 40 degree mark according to Météo-France.

Orange vigilance was lifted heat wave fused france but at 6 am on Sunday for the departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Brittany, as well as for the Corsican departments and the Hautes-Alpes, according to the Météo-France morning bulletin.

The fresh air present in the north of the country is gradually gaining ground towards the south. will bring down temperatures throughout France. The maximums will no longer exceed 29 to 31 degrees throughout the center and north part.

The Meteorological Institute also provides for the end of orange alert at 10 p.m. for all the remaining departments of the Pays de la Loire, New Aquitaine, as well as for the Lot. For Monday, the organization only provides for thirteen orange vigilances, all in the south and southeast.

Maximum level of fire risk in the Aude – Heat wave fused france but

East of Aude. including the corbières affected by the gigantic fire left on August 5, will be in “Extreme forest heat wave fused france but risk” On Sunday, a first in the department since 2016, according to the prefecture and the firefighters. A tramontane lifting is expected with gusts of wind of 60 km/h. conducive to fire spread, while temperatures will amount to 39 ° C.

“The conditions are not good (…) We will be on the maximum level of six out of six: the extreme risk ”said the Aude firefighters. providing for the France-Presse, “A great surveillance, beyond everything we have known”.

A total of 1,200 firefighters are “On alert” All weekend in the department, according to the prefecture, of which 330 still mobilized on the surveillance of the fire gone between the municipalities of Ribaute and Lagrasse and heat wave fused france but which is still extinguished.

The second scorching episode since the start of. the summer

The heat wave started on August 8 in France. First confined to the south. with particularly high temperatures on the Mediterranean South, it reached an exceptional level between Monday and Wednesday in the southwest to the center-east, where many records were broken. In France, 266 weather stations recorded at least once a temperature of 40 ° C or more between August 9 and 12, 2025 included. Is more than all the heat wave fused france but second half of the XX^e century (235).

A new notable accentuation of heat was made by the Southwest on Friday. The end of the scorching episode is scheduled between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

France has experienced its second scorching episode since the start of the summer. the 51^e Since 1947, these phenomena having been made more frequent and more intense by climate change.

The south of Europe is not to be outdone with in particular Spain which enters its third week of heat wave alert. never ceases to fight heat wave fused france but the fires which are concentrated in the northwest and the west of the country.