Orange Vigilance heat wave is implemented for 27 French departments. France faces a new heatwave episodewhose intensity and duration will be less than those of the previous episodenotes Météo France after updating its map at 4 p.m. this Tuesday, August 2.
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?? 27 dpts in #vigilanceOrange
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— VigiMetéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) August 2, 2022
Here is the complete list of the departments concerned: Ain, Ardèche, Corrèze, Côte-d’Or, Doubs, Drôme, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Isère, Jura, Loire, Haute-Loire, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Puy-de-Dôme, Pyrénées-Orientales, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et- Loire, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Vaucluse and the Territory of Belfort.
This afternoon, at 3 p.m., the meteorological agency had recorded between 37 to 38 ° C in the Gard, up to 35 ° C in the Rhône valley, and between 33 to 34 ° C in the Toulouse South.
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Peaks expected at 39 or 40 ° C in the Southwest
The heat should intensify on Wednesday, where a heat peak will be reached, it will still be present on Thursday by shifting towards the East. Between Wednesday August 3 and Thursday August 4, the maximum will often be greater than or equal to 35 ° C, with peaks at 39 or 40 ° C in the South-West, announces Météo France.
Many departments are also on heatwave yellow vigilance. An improvement in terms of temperatures is looming from Friday by the North-West.
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