The Pyrénées-Orientales will remain on orange heat wave this Monday, August 11. This Sunday, as announced, the thermometer exceeded 40 ° in Ille-sur-Têt, bordered by this red line in Prades, Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet and Céret.
A temperature record for a month of August fell this Sunday, August 10 in Ille-sur-Têt. The thermometer has exceeded the 40 °, 40.2 bar exact. A little more than the just 40 ° recorded on August 23, 2023. The whole Riberral and the Conflent recorded temperatures flirting with these 40 °. He made up to 39.1 ° in Prades. Same heat wave in the fenouillèdes, with 39.1 ° in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet. Or in vallespir with 39.5 ° recorded in Vivès.
No more respite in Perpignan, with 38.8 ° reported at the Llabanère weather station at 3 p.m. He made 38.4 ° to Théza or 37.2 ° in Perthus. The air was a little more breathable at Cape Béar with 33.7 °. However, the thermometer still displayed 28.6 ° in Targasonne and 30.5) in Formiguères. But, in cerdanga as in capcir, the nights are fresh. This is not the case in the plain of Roussillon, where the thermometer no longer falls within 25 °.
The Pyrénées-Orientales do not tip over in a heat wavewash
Météo France announces an identical profile for this Monday, August 11. The day remains very sunny, with some cumulus on the Pyrenean relief. The wind weakens, a few weak breezes are set up on the coast in the afternoon. In terms of temperatures, a very slight drop is hoped for. We should lose 1 at 2 °. The forecasts predict 35 to 38 ° in the plain of Roussillon and on Perpignan, 33 to 35 ° on the coast and around 32 ° to 1500 m above sea level. Unlike the Aude, the Pyrénées-Orientales do not tip over in a heat wave.
The trend should last all week from August 11 to 17, but the thermometer should not exceed 37 °. The weather models take carefully a rainy episode of low intensity this Wednesday, August 13. Not enough to shake up the feeling of warmth that settles for the weekend of August 15, peak of the tourist season in Catalan country.
This Monday, August 11, the Corbières, the Fenouillèdes and the Plaine du Roussillon remain classified in high risk for fires. The rest of the department is placed in moderate risk.
