The heat wave that fell on France enters its eighth day. 70 departments will be on orange vigilance, Friday August 15, before “A regression of the heat wave from the north” On Saturday, Météo-France reported in its morning bulletin. On Saturday evening, only thirty departments of the west, southwest and south-east in orange will remain. Follow our direct.
New departments in orange Friday. From noon, nine departments of the North West and Southwest will go to Orange (Finistère, Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Vienne, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher and Pyrénées Atlantique). “This Friday, the heat increases again in the southwest where temperatures reach 40 ° C, punctually more”warns Météo-France. “We will also reach 40 ° C on the Mediterranean arc. The heat wave also wins Brittany, so far spared.”
Vigilance raised in Ile-de-France. The Paris region was ironed in yellow on Friday, at 6 am. It will change even green from 10 p.m., just like the Loiret, while the inhabitants of Aube, Haute-Marne and Yonne will in turn pass from orange to yellow. “On the north of the country, the heat wave regresses slowly”observe Météo-France.
An improvement expected on Saturday. The day will start in orange for two southern thirds of the country, before a gradual lifting of orange vigilance from 6 am in the Northeast, as well as in Maine-et-Loire, Indre-et-Loire and Loir-et-Cher. The alert will be lifted in other departments further south at noon, then at 10 p.m. “The heat wave continues to regress slowly south of France”summarizes Météo-France.