12 departments in red vigilance this Monday
The heat wave Which is currently affecting France is expected to have a new course this Monday, August 11. In its latest bulletin, Météo-France placed for this day 12 departments in red vigilance.
It is Charente, Charente-Maritime, Gironde, Landes, Dordogne, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Gers, Tarn, Haute-Garonne and Aude.
Tomorrow, the Red Heatwave Vigilance should remain in force in the same departments.
The 40 ° C bar widely exceeded yesterday
On Sunday, several cities have already passed the 40 ° C mark, with 42.2 ° C listed in Hérault, 41.3 ° C in the Pyrénées-Orientales or 40.9 ° C in the Gard.
The heat wave, which has extended and intensified since Friday over the southern half of France, “progresses north” according to Météo-France. “We will exceed 30 ° C everywhere in France”, with temperatures which should reach 38 ° C in Center-Val de Loire and 34 ° C in Ile-de-France, specifies the organism.
Heat “of an exceptional level” expected in the southwest
The heat wave episode that started on Friday is still up to a notch on Monday, with an exceptional heat “in the southwest, where 12 departments are classified in red vigilance by Météo-France.
From the Charente-Maritime to the Aude are announced maximum temperatures “very frequently greater than 40 ° C”, with “locally” points at 42 ° C, according to the latest updated bulletin of the National Institute.
“We could approach record levels, record unprecedented values, but the national record of 48 ° C should remain out of reach,” said the forecaster Christelle Robert during a press point on Sunday evening.
