A complicated summer in perspective. According to the latest announcements from Météo France, Monday July 17, 2023, the heat wave that has been hitting the west of the Mediterranean basin for the past few days will raise temperatures to around 40° for the day of Tuesday July 18, 2023. Temperatures in Provence and Corsica are likely to reach 40°C, the peak being expected on Tuesday and Wednesday July 19, 2023. Faced with the situation, the meteorological institute indicated to extend vigilance orange for heat wave in other departments. Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Haute-Corse, Southern Corsica and the Pyrénées-Orientales are on alert. Andorra is also placed in orange vigilance. While the mercury will reach 34 to 38°C during the day, nighttime temperatures will remain high in the departments affected by this orange alert.
A dry and hot weather
During this week of Monday July 17, temperatures will rise sharply from Tuesday July 18, 2023 and will even reach 40° locally. This dry and hot weather is caused by a heat dome. “This means that hot air is trapped in a high pressure area which forms a kind of lid at high temperature”explained Grégory Langlet, forecasting engineer at Agate Météo, to the ParisianMonday, July 17, 2023. “In this dome, the heat peak will really concern the day of Tuesday!”, added the specialist. The situation is just as critical among our European neighbours. According Keraunosin Sardinia, Sicily and parts of Spain, temperatures of 46°C and even more important locally are feared for Tuesday, July 18, 2023. These high temperatures are unprecedented. As a benchmark, June 2023 was the second hottest June ever recorded in France since 1900, behind June 2003. The trend seems to be continuing. In July 2023, the world record for the hottest day on record was beaten twice, all months combined…