DECRYPTION – A heat dome will settle over France between Wednesday and Friday, or even until Saturday.
After passing through Spain and reaching 40°C in some of its cities, the heat wave, abnormal for the month of June, is arriving in France. Tuesday, June 14, strong heat begins to be felt in the South-West, with temperatures often above 35°C, as in Bordeaux and Toulouse.
Over the course of the week, the heat wave will move, to settle in a dome above France between Wednesday and Friday, or even until Saturday. On Wednesday, very high temperatures will be observed in the South-West and high temperatures will spread throughout the territory. On Thursday, peaks could reach 41°C in New Aquitaine and Languedoc. Finally, Friday could be the hottest day of this period.
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Heatwave thresholds could be reached
In some departments, this heat wave could reach the thresholds of a heat wave. To do this, several categories must be met: the temperatures must reach a certain level, and this for three days and…
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