Tuesday, July 19, the whole territory is affected by strong heat.
The extreme heat of recent days is shifting to the eastern half, where this Tuesday, July 18 will be the hottest day of the episode. The 40°C mark can be reached there as far as Hauts-de-France, and down to the center-east and the Rhône valley. In the west, after a tropical night, temperatures will rise much less during the day and the heat wave ends, with 10° to 15°C less than Monday. The Weather Channel* has lifted its red alert in 15 departments in the west of the country, but maintains an orange alert over most of the territory.
This heat wave is linked to the rise of a depression off Brittany which is bringing up hot air in a southerly flow. With the circulation of this depression towards the English Channel, the wind turns to the west on the Atlantic arc, explaining the drop in temperatures.
Météo France also lifted heatwave red vigilance on Tuesday morning in 15 departments on the Atlantic coast, but 73 departments remain on orange vigilance.
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The weather in your area
In Brittany, the sky is cloudy at the start of the day, with a risk of thundery showers. The clouds disappear over the hours and the air is less heavy, thanks to a westerly wind. The minimums remain high, even for the season, with 18 to 25°C but the maximum temperatures increase from 21 to 32°C.
Of the Pays de la Loire to the New Aquitaine, the sky alternates between clouds and clearings but in the afternoon the sun shines generously? The weather is more pleasant than the day before on the coasts, with a sea air which brings humidity and numerous cloudy periods. The minimums are still high with 20 to 25°C but in the afternoon, the temperatures are between 23 and 36°C.
In Normandy, Ile-de-France and Hauts-de-Francethe weather is scorching, the maximum temperatures vary between 28 and 41°C from Cherbourg to Paris.
In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Burgundy-Franche-Comte, Centre-Loire Valley and Great Eastthe high temperatures set in, with many clearings and very high temperatures, they reached between 37 and 41°C in the afternoon.
In Occitania, PACA and Corsica, it is still hot, but the temperatures are more pleasant than the day before on the coast. The maximums show 28 to 37°C.
*The Weather Channel is a property of the Figaro group.
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