42 Orange alert departments on Sunday; The heat will “go up a notch in the south”, alert weather-france

The current heat wave since Friday. Consequently, the second of the summer 42 orange alert departments sunday; to touch France, extends, Sunday, August 10, to almost the entire southern half of the country, with 42 departments placed in orange heat wave by Météo-France.

“Sunday. Similarly, in continuity of the previous days, the heat will still go up a notch in the south”warned the national forecast service on Saturday in its latest bulletin. The thermometer should climb ” frequently “ up to 40 ° C. or even ” exceed “in the Hérault, the Var and the South of the Departments of the Ardèche and the Drôme, notes the Institute.

The hottest of the day. 42 ° C are also expected in Nîmes and 40 ° C in Perpignan, with points at 38 ° C in Bordeaux and Toulouse in the afternoon.

From the Pyrénées-Atlantiques to the Jura. and from Charente-Maritime to the Alpes-Maritimes, 42 departments of the southern half of the country 42 orange alert departments sunday; were classified as orange heat wave, and five other more in the center, from Vendée to Côte-d’Or, in yellow alert.

“Very high” risk of fires in Vaucluse

This episode. which requires “Particular vigilance especially for sensitive or exposed people”underlines Météo-France, could still intensify at the start of the week.

Saturday, 42.2 ° C was noted in Tiranges. in Haute-Loire, and 39 ° C in Lyon, in a region where the mercury should ” slightly “ Lower Sunday according to the last forecast bulletin.

After a first heat wave this year from June 19 to July 4, it’s 51^e recorded in France since 1947. According to Météo-France. who observes “An acceleration of the occurrence of heat waves” Linked to climate change, the country has only known two summers without this type of episode in the past sixteen years.

The institute has parallel classified vaucluse at risk “Very high” For fires on Sunday. Ten departments in the Mediterranean periphery and its hinterland, and five others from the center-west, will be in danger ” pupil “.

Forty-six orange alert departments on Monday

In the Aude. the fire that traveled during the week 16,000 hectares, 13,000 of which burned according to civil security, should not be “Mastered” Before Sunday evening, due to weather conditions “Come closer to those of the starting day of the fire”warned the firefighters, with a dry and warm wind blowing at 50 km/h on a heat wave.

For its part. Additionally, the SNCF eliminated several round trips on the Bordeaux-Marseille, Paris-Limoges-Toulouse and Paris-Clermont intercity lines, fearing fears 42 orange alert departments sunday; “Potential air conditioning breakdowns” On its oldest wagons due to the rise in temperatures.

On Monday, on the fourth day of the second heat wave, 46 departments of the center and the southern half of the country will be on orange heat wave, said Météo-France in its latest bulletin.