A day still very difficult on a large part of France. Red vigilance due to the heat wave remains for Aude and four departments of the Rhône valley (Drôme, Isère, Rhône and Ardèche), Wednesday August 13. They will go back to orange Thursday, at the very beginning of the morning. The intense heat wave is reduced on the Atlantic facade but is now progressing northeast, with 40 ° C points planned in Burgundy. In total, 68 departments are placed in orange alert, in this second major heat wave of summer. Follow our direct.
Twelve departments also affected by vigilance to thunderstorms this Wednesday. These are Loiret, Cher, Yonne, Nièvre, Allier, Lot, Aveyron, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. These departments also experience an orange heat wave alert.
Temperature records. Monday and Tuesday, the thermometer has already broken several records, bordering on 43 ° C in Saint-Laurent-du-Pape (Ardèche) and Saint-Côme-d’Olet in Aveyron (42.9 ° C). For the first time, he made 37.2 ° C in the small village of Sauvages (Rhône) yet located at 831 m altitude.
A very wide heat wave. With nearly 70 departments in orange alert and five in red, only a north-west quarter remains relatively spared by the frantic excitement of Mercury, to the chagrin of those who have to work, especially outdoors. Nine departments in the southwest concerned since the start of the week by red vigilance have returned to orange on Wednesday morning.
A climate evolution. “These very high temperatures result from the very hot air mass, but also from the influence of climate change”explains Lauriane Baté, climatologist at Météo-France, which gives an air “warmer” on average that there is “A few decades”.
Need advice against heat? The Towl Towling Info Service “To protect yourself and protect those around you” is available on 0 800 06 66 66 (free call between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.). These tips are also available on the ministry’s website.
