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A new heat peak expected in France this week after a weekend of June 21 and 22 stifling. (Illustration photo taken in Paris)
Weather – new very hot days are expected this week. While two departments, Isère and the Rhône, until Monday, June 23, midnight on orange alert for heat wave on Monday, June 23, temperatures should temporarily cool off in the rest of France in favor of thunderstorms. But the respite will be short -lived: a new heat peak is expected between Tuesday and Wednesday over the southern half of the country, said Météo France.
As of this Sunday, with the arrival of oceanic air and thunderstorms, temperatures have dropped “Clearly on the western half of the country”with a dozen degrees lost in certain places. Monday, rebelote, thunderstorms are expected on the reliefs “Pyrenees, Massif Central and Alps”underlines the national forecastist in his bulletin on Sunday June 22.
But after this brief drop in temperatures in most regions of France, they will start up between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Temperatures above 40 degrees on Wednesday?
“An important peak is scheduled for Wednesday. Depending on the models, temperatures could approach (or even exceed) 40 ° C in places, especially in the center and Roussillon! »»writes the forecorder meteo Guillaume Séchet on his account X.
Similar observation on the side of the extreme weather specialized account, which indicates on the same social network: “In any event, we should exceed 40 ° C Wednesday afternoon between Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales. »»
“Wednesday and Thursday a depression going up from Portugal will cross France. It will be preceded by an intense heat peak Wednesday afternoon and followed by thunderstorms »specifies the weather channel on X.
Fortunately, with the thunderstorms that should strive the French sky on Wednesday evening and showers expected on Thursday, temperatures should automatically decrease. THURSDAY, “A cold drop crosses France from west to east, generating a brief but strong stormy offensive to the east”pointe The weather channel. A lull heat level which will allow (finally) to reconnect with temperatures in the averages for the season.
