A new heat wave arrives on France from the middle of this week. As of Thursday, the thermometer will climb and will be able to graze locally 40 degrees. Further north, uncertainty about the intensity and duration of this heat still reigns in the offices of meteorologists.
The heat returns to France. After an end of July with fresh temperatures and sometimes accompanied by rain, the thermometer should regain colors for this early August. Thus, a wave of hot air dating from Spain should arrive on a large majority of the territory on Thursday. But what should the French expect?
Temperatures that can graze 40 degrees in the southwest
For the inhabitants of the southwest of the country, the heat wave will become concrete from the middle of the week. Thus, Thursday, we will wait locally 38 to 40 degrees in the area, indicates Météo France. In fact, the organization awaits a peak of temperatures during the episode around 38 degrees in Biarritz and Bordeaux, 37 in Toulouse or Montpellier.
Above all, if the temperatures do not descend below 21 degrees at night, the heat wave could be activated in several departments in the south of the country. The Rhône Valley will also be concerned by the hot weather planned this week.
Uncertainty about the intensity of the heat wave in the north
On the other hand, further north of the country, uncertainty still reigns. Thus, if the maximum temperatures expected north of the Loire by Sunday will exceed 30 degrees, the thermometer should not panic beyond.
This episode will be characterized by its high intensity in the southwest quarter of France, where maximum temperatures will exceed normal seasonal normal from 8 to 10 degrees, insists Météo France. Tourists and residents will be able to enjoy a little respite the following week, even if the temperatures envisaged are looming around 30 to 35 degrees.
