While the Mistral is strengthened throughout the Gard, the threat of fire is further intensifying a little more about the Costière-Petite-Camargue, Garrigues and Rhodanian areas.
The wind settles permanently on the Gard, and with it, a risk of particularly high fires. As of this Sunday, the Mistral blew in gusts around 70 to 80 km/h in the Nîmes sector, pushing the authorities to recall the absolute ban on any use of fire. However, the situation could still deteriorate at the start of the week.
A high risk Monday
The weather conditions are met to place certain areas of the department in red alert alert. A typical Gard summer weather, which is nonetheless formidable for forest massifs. This Monday, July 28, the wind will reach its climax with gusts expected up to 100 km/h in the east of the department, especially between the Rhône valley and the Costières. In Nîmes, the Mistral will blow up strongly all day, against the backdrop of temperatures surrounding the 29 to 30 ° C.
The week will continue under a globally sunny sky, with maximums between 30 and 33 ° C until Friday. The wind, although slightly with withdrawal after Monday, will remain an aggravating factor for the ambient drought. Faced with this situation, the authorities call for collective responsibility. Access to limited beds, thermal devices to be avoided, prohibited butts: each negligence can trigger a disaster. In a territory accustomed to the fire, prudence remains more than ever.
Three areas in red vigilance
This Sunday at the end of the day, the Gard prefecture placed the Costière-Petite-Camargue, Garrigues and Gard Rhodanian areas at risk of very severe forest fires. This red vigilance prohibits access, traffic and human presence in the massifs, the moors, the maquis and garrigues. Information, instructions and details of the municipalities on the site https://www.risque-frevention-incendie.fr/gard/
