A new heat wave begins in France, up to 41 ° C expected …

A new, stifling summer heat wave started on Friday and will extend on Saturday with 28 departments in the south of France now placed in orange “heat wave”, and up to 41 ° C expected locally.

The heat peak is expected at the start of next week on a large part of the country. In addition. Nevertheless, after a weekend marked by temperatures between 34 ° C and 40 ° C in the south, up to 41 ° C from the foot of the Cévennes to the Rhône valley, according to Météo-France.

“The very high temperatures should intensify at the start of next week”. Meanwhile. Consequently, with the hottest days scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, before maintaining at least until new heat wave begins france, new the second half, the weather service said on Friday.

Since noon Friday. Consequently. Therefore, Météo-France has placed orange vigilance at the heat wave, new heat wave begins france, the Loire, Isère, Drôme, Ardèche, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, as well as Aveyron and Lot.

The weather organization has already noted in the afternoon of the maximum temperatures of 39.5 ° C in Saint-Côme-d’Olet (Aveyron), 39.1 ° C in Tiranges (Haute-Loire), 38.9 ° C in Bélis (Landes), or 38.3 ° C in Bretenoux (Lot). Furthermore,

From Saturday noon. Similarly. vigilance will extend to the Dordogne, Aude, Puy-de-Dôme, Ain, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Ariège, Cantal, Charente, Corrèze, Gers, Haute-Loire, Lot-et-Garonne and Lozère.

Monday could thus be “the hottest national level. Consequently, The heat wave should continue until the second half of next week in the Southeast”. Nevertheless, After a first heat wave from June 19 to July 4. Meanwhile, this episode new heat wave begins france, new is the 51st heat wave recorded in France since 1947, according to Météo-France.

– “Unrestrably” –

At the Bourget-du-Lac (Savoie). Consequently. in front of the vast lake of new heat wave begins france, Le Bourget, many visitors came to cool off.

A new stifling summer heat wave started on Friday noon with 11 departments in the south. of France placed in orange “heat wave” alert

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Sitting on a bench in the shade. Amar Houas, a 57 -year -old Isérois, is a philosopher. “We do everything we have to do in the morning”. Afterwards, “I stay in my fridge”, namely his stone house. “And in winter, in the Caribbean,” he jokes.

While the start of the new heat wave begins france, new week was cooler. Annabelle Gaudillere, 39, only discovers the discomfort linked to heat for her first motorhome vacation. “Yesterday, we were in Chambéry and we moved. In town, it’s unbreathable. We are looking for points in height, cool,” she notes.

In Lyon. new heat wave begins france. the French metropolis most often placed in vigilance at the heat wave, the inhabitants are preparing for this new outbreak of temperatures which should approach 40 ° C this weekend.

Working in the heat, Affi Bombakar, a server, is “accustomed”. “We have no choice, we are there to work,” said the 30 -year -old, wiping the tables of a terrace.

Same observation for Sophie. 29, recruiter of donors for doctors of the World, work in the street “done for valiant” especially during “extreme temperatures”. Living Lyon. she had to install an air conditioning at home, an “obligation” to keep her “sick new heat wave begins france, new cat”, despite her ecological reserves.

– Drought. fires –

Météo-France also alerted to a “high” danger of forest fires on the Mediterranean periphery. while the fire of exceptional magnitude in the Aude was set Thursday evening after having traveled 17,000 hectares of vegetation and cost the life new heat wave begins france, of a person.

This new heat wave. combined with very low precipitation. will aggravate the drought of the soil, already very marked in the southwest, where winegrowers are worried.

2025: the 3rd month of the hottest July ever recorded

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“If he’s hot like that for three weeks. everything will grill,” feared Emmanuelle Pivesan, leader of the Embroacher Clos Cavenac in Lot-et-Garonne on Thursday.

In Haute-Loire, the prefecture placed certain areas in alert reinforced and imposed restrictions on the use of water on Friday.

To anticipate “potential air conditioning breakdowns linked to the very high temperatures”. the SNCF has removed several round trips on new heat wave begins france, the Bordeaux-Marseille and Paris-Clermont lines.

“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.

By Sylvain Thizy with Marine Laouchez at Lac du Bourget / Lyon (AFP) / © 2025 AFP