The heat wave continues, but it is now limited to the south of France. 24 Department are still in vigilance this Friday, July 4. Temperatures remain high with points at 39 ° C in places.
6:47 pm – The second month of the hottest June since 1900
The scorching summer started in June. The Minister of Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced yesterday that this month became the second warmer “never recorded since 1900, just behind” the historic and murderous heat wave of 2003.
15:57 – Saturday, 5 departments in yellow alert for heat wave
As of tomorrow, Saturday July 5, the number of departments placed in yellow vigilance for “heat wave” will go from 10 to 5. Will be affected by this level of vigilance: Isère, Hautes-Alpes, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Garonne.
15:07 – Another 10 orange vigilance for Saturday day
From 6 am tomorrow morning, the number of orange alert departments go to 10 according to the France Météo Bulletin. Will remain on alert: Ardèche, Aude, Bouches-du-Rhône, Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales and Vaucluse. 8 other departments will also be kept in yellow vigilance.
14:00 – Good reflexes to have the heat wave
During a heat wave, several recommendations are to be followed to face the hot weather: you have to drink water regularly without waiting for the feeling of thirst and cool off during the day. You have to close the shutters and windows during the day, especially during the hottest hours (between 11 and 9 p.m.) and ventilate the night. It is also advisable to limit outings and physical efforts during the hottest hours and prefer fresh and shaded places. On the clothing side, it is better to wear loose, light and clear clothes and equip itself with a hat or glasses outside. Finally, you must be attentive to vulnerable people whether elderly or very young.
12:48 – A new episode of heat next week
The heat wave has not yet been finished everywhere that the weather forecast already announces a new episode of heat for next week. “The heat should still intensify during the next week, especially as the weekend of July 14, which could be marked by a new heat peak on a national scale”, writes the weather chain which specifies on maximum temperatures and developments remain to be specified.
12:01 – Hot and plugs: Watch out on the holiday route
This Friday marks the start of summer vacation departures for many French people, but the road will be in a scorching heat for those who join the southern half of France. Friday and Saturday, temperatures will regularly approach 30 ° C below a Bordeaux – Grenoble line, conditions that are not optimal when you are stuck by car in traffic jams: overheated cars, despite closed windows and activated air conditioning, more pronounced fatigue … It is therefore necessary to redouble alert on the road. For more comfort, remember to ventilate the passenger compartment of the car before departure, take away water stocks and drink regularly, and take regular breaks.
11:14 – The 30 degrees already exceeded from 10 a.m. in fifteen cities
Maximum temperatures have not yet been reached in the orange alert departments where peaks close to 39 ° C are expected but it is already hot in the south. More than fifteen town has already seen the mercury climb over the 30 ° C bar according to the sky weather data. Six of them are already under 32 and 33 ° C: it is in Hyères in the Var which is the hottest, then arrive at five Corsican cities with Alistro, Figari, Bastia, Ajaccio and Calvi.
10:28 – More heat wave, but peaks at 36 ° C in the southwest
If the heat wave is officially finished in the southwest, the hot weather is back in the region this Friday after a lull. Mercury climbs several degrees with points that reach 34 to 36 ° C between the new Aquitaine and part of Occitania, notably Tarn-et-Garonne. “The feeling is heavy, especially in the Garonne valley,” said the weather chain.
09:32-Where will he do the hottest this Friday?
Unsurprisingly, it is in the south that the temperatures go up the most this Friday: it will be between 30 and 33 degrees in general with locally 34 points on the southwest plains, but the thermometers will display between 34 and 38 degrees under shelter in the Rhône valley medium and in the Mediterranean regions according to the weather chain. Météo France completes by specifying that the points at 38 or 39 ° C will mainly concern the interior of Provence.
09:09 – The end of the heat wave between Sunday and Monday
Already completed in most regions, the heat wave should end even in the Southeast between Sunday and Monday according to forecasts. While a dozen departments are vigilant this Friday and will remain so on Saturday, Météo France talks about a “heat wave regression especially from Sunday”. According to the agency, “all the departments should return to green from Monday 6 am at the latest”. A trend confirmed by the weather channel according to which the “heat wave will continue at least until Saturday before a clear drop in temperatures sets up between Sunday and Monday”.
08:52 – Nuits still tropical in these regions
The heat wave only concerns only the south-east of France, but the regions “around the Mediterranean and a part of Rhône-Alpes retain very strong heat” observes Météo France. While night temperatures have returned to normal everywhere in France, they remain between 20 and 23 ° C on the lower Rhône valley and they climb “up to 26 ° C near the Mediterranean, as in Perpignan, Aigues-Mortes, Marignane or Ajaccio, and even 28 ° C in Menton”. The night from Friday to Saturday will be tropical again on the departments in orange, despite a slight drop, depending on the forecast.
08:40 – 4 orange vigilance lifes announced by Saturday morning
The 14 departments placed in orange alert this Friday should stay at this alert level until the evening, but Météo France announces the lifting of certain alerts. The Isère must theoretically go into yellow vigilance at 10 pm this Friday, while-the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the Alpes-Maritimes, and the Var will be demoted to yellow vigilance this Saturday at 6 am according to current forecasts.
08:28 – 14 Departments in orange heat wave alert
The days follow and remain warm in these 14 departments still placed in orange “heat wave” by Météo France: the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the Alpes-Maritimes, the Ardèche, L’Aude, Les Bouches-du-Rhône, Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Isère, Pyrenees-Orientales The Vaucluse.
