France still in the grip of heat, peak expected on Friday

(ANSA) – PARIS, AUGUST 07 – The heat wave that is hitting France will continue next week, accompanied by thunderstorms in the highlands and in Corsica, with a peak of heat expected for Friday in most of the country. This was reported by Meteo-France. This Sunday and Monday, only two departments, Gard and Vaucluse, are affected by an orange alert referring to heat that takes into account the effects of heat on human health, especially when nights do not cool down, Christelle told AFP. Robert, Meteorologist from Meteo-France. “The number of areas under orange surveillance is expected to increase over the course of the week,” she said. As for temperatures, “they will rise everywhere, we are heading towards a new heat spike that will affect almost all of France at the end of the week, starting in the south of the country,” he said, with the only regions remaining below 30 degrees. mid-week located along the Channel. “It is not a fourth heat wave, it is the same one that started on July 31 and is continuing”, although in some northern regions the air has been more breathable for a few days, the meteorologist pointed out. And she warned of the risk of thunderstorms that could be accompanied by hail in the Tinée, Vésubie and Roya valleys. In total, 16 departments are on high alert for next Sunday’s storm, but without any particular risk, Ms. Robert said. (HANDLE).

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