By Justin Boche
Posted 5 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago
On the banks of the Rhône, the shade of a few trees acts as a refuge for walkers. OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP
The episode which affects the east of France will be particularly long in the Rhône with temperatures that can reach up to 38°C. Ain, Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie are also concerned.
Le Figaro Lyon
35°C, 36°C and even up to 38°C in the middle of next week, the next ten days promise to be particularly hot in Lyon. A mercury which will fall very little during the night and which will make the capital of Gaul the epicenter of the heat wave in France. Since August 11, Lyon has been successively placed in yellow vigilance then orange heat wave. “Lyon will certainly be the place where this episode will be the most lasting», says Cyril Bonnefoy, meteorologist at The weather channel*.
A late heat wave which does not surprise the latter: “In general, heat waves occur between July 15 and August 15. But in the logic of what the IPCC predicted , global warming tends to create a shift from summer to September. However, we have already experienced late heat waves in the past in 1961, 2001, 2009 or even 2012».
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Differences of 5 to 6 degrees
Heat wave episodesamplified by urban heat islands“, continues the meteorologist. “In Lyon, the Bron station located in the aerodrome is the reference. Often, we find that there are several degrees of difference between this one and the station of the park of La Tête d’Or and even more in comparison to the hypercentre. The deviation can be five to six degrees. This morning we recorded 17°C in the Lyon Bron station, but most people who live in the city center had a minimum of 22°C“. Beware therefore of certain temperatures announced by the weather services which can differ quite significantly for the inhabitants of the most urban areas.
During these periods of heat waves, it is recommended to drink water several times a day, to eat normally, to wet the body several times a day using an atomizer, a washcloth or taking lukewarm showers or baths, not to go out during the hottest hours (11 a.m. to 9 p.m.), to wear a hat and light clothing, to go, as far as possible, to a cool or air-conditioned place two to three hours a day, to limit physical and sports activities and to close the shutters, curtains and windows during the day and then ventilate at night.
* The Weather Channel belongs to the Figaro group.
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2023-08-14 18:14:36
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