The heat wave that has settled in France will last. This episode should continue in France at least until the beginning of next week. Météo France expects an episode lasting “eight to ten days”with a peak probably “between Saturday [17 juillet] and Tuesday” July 19. The situations for this weekend will be different in the North and in the South. North, “we seem to be heading towards a fairly intense heat peak, very intense, but not lasting”, explained on Twitter François Gourand, meteorologist at Météo France. The South will be subject to heat “intense and long-lasting”, he specified. Franceinfo summarizes the forecasts for the weekend, where the role of the cold drop will be sensitive.
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For Saturday: high temperatures in the continuity of the week
The anticyclonic conditions will generally remain the same as for the rest of the week. Maximum temperatures will remain high with 36°C in Montpellier, 35°C in Toulouse, 34°C in Bordeaux, 29°C in Rennes, 26°C in Metz, and even 28°C in Brest. In Paris, Météo France expects 27°C.
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For Sunday: intensification of the heat
A new influx of air will set in over the country from Sunday with a movement of the cold drop towards the French coasts, to the west. “There will be a heat pump phenomenon, which will bring up the very hot air from the Iberian Peninsula, especially first on the western side of the country”, explained François Gourand. The 40 degree mark could be reached locally in the Southwest. Météo France predicts 37°C in Toulouse, 35°C in Bordeaux and Perpignan, 33°C in Montélimar, still 28°C in Brest, and finally 29°C in Paris.
While the northern half of the country will experience a slight drop in temperatures this Thursday and Friday, the #FortesChaleurs will continue in the south. Temperatures will rise again over the weekend. Stay informed at https://t.co/KA0Ij27Eea pic.twitter.com/D35OCSX4L5
— VigiMeteoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) July 13, 2022
Sunday is likely to be very hot but the peak, nationally, could occur on Monday. In effect, “France could experience one of the hottest days in its history on Monday”warned François Gourand.