The heat wave overwhelms the south of France – 08/09/2025 at 12:49

A man shelters the sun in the shade of a tree on a bank of Lake Bourget, in the Bourget-du-Lac, in Savoie on August 8, 2025 (AFP / Jean-Philippe Ksiazek)

Bodies of water and caves taken by storm: the south of France is plagued by a new heat wave, the second of this summer, and which should extend again on Sunday and beyond. Therefore,

From the Dordogne to Haute-Savoie via Cantal. However. Therefore, Drôme, a large southern heat wave overwhelms south france new part of the country will experience a weekend marked by temperatures between 34 heat wave overwhelms south france ° C and 40 ° C, and which can reach 41 ° C of the foot of the Cévennes at the lower Rhône valley, according to Météo-France. For example,

On Saturday morning, minimum temperatures often exceeded 20 ° C in the south, with for example 24.4 ° C in Nice, or 23 ° C at Tech (Pyrénées-Orientales), said the institution. Meanwhile,

On Sunday. However. In addition, “the heat will still rise from a notch in the south” and the alert will be extended to almost the entire half of the country, with 40 departments outside Corsica in orange heat wave, at this stage until midnight, according to Météo-France. However. Therefore,

As for the day on Monday, it will be characterized by an “rise in heat wave overwhelms south france new an heat wave overwhelms south france extremely hot air mass on a large part of the country”, including north of the Loire, and will undoubtedly be “the warmest nationwide”, said the forecastist. For example,

Faced with these circumstances. Consequently. For example, “Protect yourself”, insists Météo-France, calling everyone to stay cool, favor “soft and effortless activities” or “take news of your loved ones and most fragile”.

– “painful” day –

To cool off. summer visitors are very numerous by the water or in the mountains, while others are looking for alternatives, including underground.

In Dordogne. where peaks are expected at 38 ° C on Saturday afternoon. the Villars cave, decorated with prehistoric paintings old 20,000 years, should therefore fill up with visitors all weekend. “It’s simple: we systematically have peaks of visits when it rains. to take shelter, and when it is too heat wave overwhelms south france new hot, to refresh yourself. Usually it is calmer heat wave overwhelms south france on Saturdays in August. but here we go on a big day. ” says one of his managers, Benoit Birckel, at the reception of the site 40 km north of Périgueux and whose galleries display a stable temperature around 13 ° C

But for Ophélie and Aurore, two young women in their twenties who work in a food store in the center of Grenoble, the day promises to be “painful” because “it is often hotter in the store than outside”.

“And again. it goes compared to years before. because we have small clims in the back of the store,” they say to AFP. No respite when they return home, their apartments being “badly isolated”. “We live in the dark, we are hot, with the fan lit”, underlines Ophélie.

– The 51st heat wave overwhelms south france new since 1947 –

After a first heat wave from June 19 to heat wave overwhelms south france July 4. this episode has been the 51st heat wave recorded in France since 1947.

“We note an acceleration of the occurrence of heat waves over time. This trend is well linked to climate change. which has a strong impact on temperatures in France,” Lauriane Baté, climatologist at Météo-France told AFP.

A new. stifling summer heat wave started on Friday noon with 11 departments in the south of France placed in orange “heat wave” (AFP / Sébastien Dupuy)

The heat wave overwhelms south france new episode is accompanied by a “high” danger of forest fires in the Mediterranean periphery, while the fire which traveled 16,000 hectares heat wave overwhelms south france in the Corbières massif and still mobilizes 1,400 firefighters on Saturday will not be able to be under control before Sunday at the end of the day, according to the firefighters.

He also coincides with a “difficult” weekend of chased crossed between motorists. The day on Saturday. classified orange at the national level in both directions. announced as the most busy, has kept its promises with a peak of almost 1,240 km of traffic jams reached shortly before noon, beyond the levels already considered as “exceptional” by fucked bison. The most affected axes are the A9 and the A7, according to the same source.

The SNCF. for its part. indicated that it has deleted several round trips on the Bordeaux-Marseille heat wave overwhelms south france new and Paris-Clermont lines in order to “anticipate” potential air conditioning breakdowns linked to the very high temperatures “in its oldest trains.” All the customers concerned heat wave overwhelms south france benefit from the exchange. reimbursement of their tickets “, specifies the SNCF.