France is currently experiencing its fourth heat wave of the summer. Météo-France has placed four departments on orange heat wave alert: Gard, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne and Vaucluse.

In connection with the heat wave currently hitting France, the fourth since the start of the summer, temperatures will continue to rise on Tuesday. The southern half of the country will be particularly affected, with possible peaks of 39°C.

Locally, it is in Toulouse that it will be the hottest this afternoon, with 37°C expected. 36°C are announced in Montélimar and Bordeaux, 35 in the Rhône Valley or even 34 in Lyon.

Proof of the importance of this heatwave episode, the 30°C mark will be exceeded on three quarters of the national territory, with the exception of the Channel coast and the Basque coast. Météo-France has already placed four departments on orange heat wave vigilance: Gard, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne and Vaucluse.

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Gusts and thunderstorms

In addition to these scorching temperatures, there will be conditions particularly conducive to fires. The wind will blow strong, with gusts of 50-60 km/h over Brittany and Normandy.

Also watch out for thunderstorms, which will break out in the south of Corsica and on the Pyrenean massif as well as the Alps. During the night, still very hot temperatures are expected, in particular 26°C in Nice, 24 in Bordeaux or 25 in Perpignan.

The country’s fourth heat wave promises to be longer than last week’s episode. High temperatures will be in place until at least Friday, before thunderstorms break out over the weekend.