The very hot weather continues to hit France on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching up to 38 ° C in the afternoon. Beware of heat storms that burst in the mountains in the afternoon.
The heat wave alert continues on a large part of the country, especially for the center-east, the northeast as well as for the Paris basin, announces The weather channel *. 16 departments were placed in a heat wave Red Tuesday August 12 by Météo France .
Temperatures will exceed 37-38 ° C in the afternoon, extending this episode of heat. Some departments could establish new records. At the same time, thunderstorms are expected in the northwest as well as on the Pyrenees and the Alps.
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A hot but bearable morning
The sky remains clear and bright in early morning, with pleasant temperatures that start around 20 ° C north of the Seine, but which will climb gently up to 29 ° C in the south. The sky is temporarily cloudy in the northwest, where a stormy wavy is not excluded.
Overwhelming heat in the afternoon
In the afternoon, the heat becomes overwhelming from the Toulouse plain at the Rhone corridor, and in the center is generally. The temperature also rises from Île-de-France and to the northeast. At the end of the afternoon, strong thunderstorms broke out on the Pyrenees and the Southern Alps, which can produce hailstorms.
Temperatures range from 30 to 36 ° C north of the Loire (23 to 24 ° C by the sea), and from 30 ° C to 40 ° C to the south. On the Atlantic Arc, a slight welcome attenuation is felt with 30 ° C.
Uncomfortable evening temperatures
As the sun declines, the sky remains clear and the mountain thunderstorms calm down. Temperatures are slowly lowering: 35 ° C at 8 p.m., then 33 ° C around 9 p.m., 30 ° C at 10 p.m., and 28 ° C around 11 p.m., values that are always uncomfortable for the night.
In the coming days, France will remain under the influence of this heat wave until Friday August 15 and could experience new accentuation this weekend in the south of the Loire. Thunderstorms, sometimes strong, will be limited to reliefs.
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