Six departments in red vigilance, the risk of forest fires always as strong

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Six departments red vigilance, risk:

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Illustration photo of a Dash fire fighting plane dropping a fireproof product during the forest fire near Bizanet. Therefore, Sunday, June 29, 2025.

France – If the Red Heatwave Vigilance has disappeared from the map of France. Therefore, caution in the face of fires remains in certain departments. Moreover, And for good reason. Furthermore, this Sunday, August 17, several French departments will remain subject to red vigilance on forest fires due to the ” Maintaining heat wave over the southern half of the country and in southern Brittany “Indicates Météo-France.

Under such conditions, 36 departments will six departments red vigilance, risk remain kept on orange heat wave on Sunday. Consequently, From Finistère to the Pyrénées-Orientales a long band along the coast. Nevertheless, in the land will be concerned. Meanwhile, Corsica as well as the entire southeast half of France will also be subject to orange vigilance.

« Watch out for the risk of fire: the danger of fire is high. even very high around the Mediterranean arc and to the west So explains Météo-France. In the following six departments. red vigilance will therefore be put this Sunday: Bouches-du-Rhône, Pyrénées-Orientales, Aude, Hérault, Gard and Vaucluse. 14 departments are also affected by orange vigilance for forest fires, As you can see on the card below.

Météo France

Map of the forest weather, broadcast on six departments red vigilance, risk Saturday August 16 for Sunday.

The fears are particularly large in the east of the Aude department. including the corbières affected by the gigantic fire left on August 5. The department will therefore be in “Extreme forest risk” On Sunday. a first in the department since 2016, according to the prefecture and the Aude firefighters. In question? A tramontane lifting is expected with gusts of wind of 60 km/h. conducive to fire spread, while temperatures will amount to 39 ° C.

However. red vigilance with forest fires must completely disappear on Monday according to Météo-France, which will only leave nine departments on orange alert for the start of next week.

Six departments red vigilance. risk – Six departments red vigilance, risk

Still very strong heat in the southwest

Regarding the climatic conditions of the next few days, the French forecastist is expecting a ” continuation of the drop six departments red vigilance, risk in temperatures by the north and east of the country ». The very strong heat regress southwest. Mediterranean periphery, where 36 to 38 degrees are still expected on Sunday, locally 39 to 41 degrees in the interior of Languedoc and Roussillon.

If a new notable accentuation of heat has been operated by the Southwest since Friday. with a new peak reached this Saturday, the heat will gradually regress Sunday and especially Monday. The end six departments red vigilance, risk of the heat wave episode is now scheduled between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

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