This weekend will see temperatures rise in the south of France. The heat wave could then spread to northward, Meteo-France announced Thursday in a situation update.
Meteo France reports that "This weekend, a gradual increase in temperatures is expected to be observed by the south, with no heat wave risk at all" Meteo-France forecaster Steven Testelin said that there will be a gradual rise in temperatures, which should result in "an episode of heatwave probably starting Tuesday or Wednesday" in south France.
He said that the heat wave would come "from Southwest". Meteo France says this is due to the "gradual rise in the country of very warm air from Spain and Morocco".
The high temperatures will increase in the next week. Even though the atmosphere dynamics are slightly different, the situation is similar to that of mid-June. The heat wave would begin with an anticyclogenesis at the right exit of the jet. pic.twitter.com/GwXJiL5rgq
"The temperature will rise further next week with an intensification in the middle of July. MeteoFrance warns that this heat wave could be severe and even last in the south. Steven Testelin added that the temperature could reach or exceed 35 degrees Celsius in the south on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the thermometer could rise to 38 degrees Celsius.
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Meteo-France reports that "an extension of this episode further North is possible", but there is "strong uncertainty" about its intensity, geographical extension, chronology, and duration.
Since 1947, France has seen 44 heat waves. The last one was in June. They have been three times more frequent than the previous 35 years. Meteo-France recalls that the number of heat waves per day has been multiplied nine times.
