Temperatures in France hit an all-time excessive for late summer time on Tuesday, the climate authority stated, because the nation continues to swelter beneath a punishing heatwave.
The nationwide common temperature over 24 hours hit 26.9 levels Celsius (80.5 Fahrenheit), Meteo France introduced Wednesday — forward of an anticipated peak within the August scorching spell anticipated within the second half of the week.
Such constantly excessive temperatures have by no means been recorded so late in summer time in information going again to 1947, the climate authority added.
Monday had already introduced temperatures topping the earlier 26.6 C file set in 2012.
Some 19 of mainland France’s 96 departments had been on pink alert for warmth on Wednesday, with 37 others on the decrease orange warning stage.
“A lasting and intense heatwave is in place across the southern two thirds of the country,” Meteo France stated.
Maximum temperatures in southern areas together with the Rhone valley, the Occitanie area bordering Spain and the Aquitaine area round Bordeaux might attain 42 C, the authority added.
Meteo France added that a lot of the south would see temperatures coming near or touching 40 C on Thursday, including even minimal temperatures would surpass 20 C.
While the south is bearing the brunt of the heatwave, the north isn’t escaping weather-related distress altogether.
Parts of the northwest — although not Brittany — had been being positioned on orange alert from midnight Wednesday not for warmth however for danger of extreme gales accompanied by hailstorms and heavy rain in addition to gusts of wind reaching 100 kph, Meteo France stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
