The heat wave that crosses France will mark the plunge a little on Wednesday August 13. But the heat heat vigilance will remain in force until 6 am Thursday in five departments-Aude, Ardèche, Drôme, Isère and Rhône-, Météo-France announced in its last bulletin, against 14 departments on Tuesday.
“This Wednesday we are waiting for a relative refreshment over the western half, following the passage of a few thunderstorms, with maximums again becoming less than 35 ° C. The very strong heat stay in the east with 36 ° C at 39 ° C, locally 40 ° C at 42 ° C on the center-east, where red vigilance is maintained until Thursday morning »according to the forecasting institute.
France was already sufficient, on Tuesday, with 14 departments in a heat wave in the southwest and the center-east. At least five meteorological stations broke their absolute temperature record, with 42.9 ° C recorded in Saint-Laurent-du-Pape in Ardèche and Saint-Côme-d’Olet in Aveyron, according to Météo France. The Mercury climbed at 42.6 ° C in Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme), 39.8 ° C in Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire) or at 37.2 ° C in the small village Les Sauvages (Rhône) yet located at 831 meters above sea level, specifies the institute.
Hospitals ready to respond to the situation
While the scorching episode should continue for several days, the State has anticipated its health consequences, with hospitals ready to respond to the situation, assured on Monday, the Minister of Health, Catherine Vautrin. The prefectures have also reiterated their advice to the population: “At these temperature levels, anyone, even young and healthy, can undergo a heat stroke or discomfort if they do not take real precautions”have thus warned the state services in Drôme.
Municipalities unroll their heat wave plan. In Lyon, two large parks, the head of gold and Gerland, see their opening hours lying down until a late hour, and a third will even remain open all night to offer a place of freshness. The entry of two museums – air conditioned – will be free. In Bordeaux, the town hall opened a home center in the homeless.
France has undergone its 51 since Friday Fridaye heat wave since 1947 and its second in the summer of 2025. According to Météo-France, it should last “At least until August 15 weekend” and could even “No doubt” extend until August 19 or 20, which means that “The overall episode could last twelve to fourteen days”. That of the beginning of the summer had lasted sixteen days, ranking among the three longer waves of heat in the country.
