The third heat wave continues in France, Thursday August 4th. In the aftermath of the nationwide peak, Météo France maintains 26 departments in orange “heat wave” vigilance. Temperatures of up to 36°C in Strasbourg and 38°C in Lyon are expected. Follow our live.
Still twenty-six departments in orange “heat wave” vigilance. The list did not change between Wednesday and Thursday. Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Territoire de Belfort, Haute-Saône, Doubs, Côte d’Or, Jura, Saône-et-Loire, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Loire , Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Isère, Savoie, Drôme, Vaucluse, Gard, Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Corrèze, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn and Haute-Garonne are concerned.
Up to 38°C expected in Lyon, and up to 39°C in the Southwest. The heat wave is moving to the east. It will locally be 37 to 39 in the South-West and from the German borders to the Rhone corridor. A few sometimes stormy showers are also expected on Thursday. But not enough to allay fears related to drought.
Towards a reduction in the production of nuclear electricity? The consequences of this heatwave episode are heavy for EDF, which could be forced to further reduce its nuclear electricity production in the coming days and even to shut down a reactor at the Tricastin power plant (Drôme) due to the high temperatures of the rivers. . EDF also warned of possible “production restrictions” at the Saint-Alban (Isère) plant, on the Rhône, or at that of Golfech (Tarn-et-Garonne), on the Garonne.