The country will still sweat. As of Friday noon, five departments in the South West and Center-East are placed in orange “heat wave” by Météo-France.
The departments concerned are the Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne and Rhône, with a start of event. While 29 departments in the Southwest and Center-East will remain in yellow vigilance according to the weather site.
In the afternoon, temperatures ranging from 35 ° C to 39 ° C and up to 40 ° C are expected in the southwest quarter of the country, and 35 ° C to 37 ° C in the center-east.
Probably extended vigilance
“The hot weather will tend to increase and extend the following days. They will continue at the start of next week, “warns Météo-France. Orange vigilance may be “gradually extended in the next publications according to temperature development,” underlines the same source.
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Orange heat wave means of a particular vigilance, especially for “sensitive or exposed people”, warns the site.
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