40.6° in Verdun (Ariège), 39° in Toulouse, 36° in Rodez. The Southwest suffocated on July 18. Many heat records were broken. On Wednesday, temperatures return to normal.
The Southwest under a lead screed. This July 18, 2023 will remain in the annals of weather records. Many temperature records have been observed throughout the region. At 8 am, it was already very heavy, 25° recorded in Tarbes and Foix.
At 4 p.m., the thermometer displayed more than 37 degrees Celsius in Albi, Rodez, Montauban or Toulouse.
The thermometer exceeded 40°C for the first time in Verdun in Ariège with 40.6°C. Commune located 550m above sea level and 38° in Bagnères-de-Luchon in Haute-Garonne.
In feeling, the heat dome was able to rise up to 42 degrees in places. Records 8 to 11.9°C above normal for the season according to Météo France.
This Wednesday morning, we should breathe better. The heatwave episode will persist near the Mediterranean with nine south-eastern departments placed on orange vigilance from Hérault to the Alpes Maritimes and Corsica. But, Weather France has lowered vigilance for the Pyrénées-Orientales and Andorra.
Low clouds will linger during the day in the South-West, and a local thunderstorm will be possible at the end of the day in the east of the Pyrenees. Elsewhere, temperatures will drop, with 24 to 29 degrees.
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