2023-09-01 18:34:14
Back-to-school week in France should be marked by “a remarkable episode of late heat waves” over a large part of the country, with often more than 30 ° C or even 35 ° C, announced Friday, September 1st Météo-France, a week after an exceptional heat wave.
“As of Sunday and especially Monday, an episode of strong late heat will set in from the South-West”writes the forecaster. “Excluding relief and coastal regions, 30°C will often be reached during the day” Sunday “south of the Loire” et “peaks at 33/34°C will be possible locally in the south” under dry, clear skies. “On Monday, an extremely warm air mass for the season should encompass a large western part of the country”warns Météo-France.
“Combined with strong sunshine and offshore winds, the level of maximum temperatures promises to be particularly high over a large part of New Aquitaine, often with 35 to 37°C, or even locally 38°C”according to the weather establishment. “Elsewhere, highs will often be between 28 and 32°C, but 25 to 28°C near the northeastern borders”.
Unprecedented heat wave beyond August 15
According to forecasts, “These high temperatures are expected to last much of next week, gradually exporting to the north and east”. The models, Friday evening, did not foresee “no real refreshment (…) before at least next weekend”. “Thus, the duration of this episode of late heat, combined with its intensity, promises to be remarkable across the country”concludes Météo-France.
This episode comes after the heat wave that enveloped France from August 17 to 24. It is the longest and most intense ever measured beyond August 15 and is in line with the observations of climatologists, according to which human-induced climate change not only increases the severity of heat waves but also their precocity or their occurrence. late.
The summer 2023 heat wave mainly affected a large southern half of the country, reaching a duration and intensity comparable to the historic heat wave of 2003 in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Occitanie regions.
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