Brittany: here is what time the heat peak will be reached in your municipality – The Telegram

This Monday, July 18, 2022 could be the hottest day ever in Brittany. With recorded historical temperatures. Forecasts worrying enough for Météo France to decide to place the four Breton departments (Finistère, Côtes-d’Armor, Morbihan and Ille-et-Vilaine) on heat wave red vigilance from 12 noon. This is an unprecedented event for the region. Heat wave in Brittany Concretely, this Monday, the temperatures will climb very quickly in the morning. This afternoon, the mercury should easily exceed 40°C in several Breton cities. We thus expect between 39°C to 40°C in Carhaix and Brest, 40°C in Guingamp, Vannes and Fougères, 41°C in Saint-Brieuc, Pontivy, Morlaix and Lannion and even 42°C in Rennes or Redon. temperature records for the month of July and absolute temperature records (i.e. all months combined) could fall at the end of the day. In some municipalities, the temperature should be such that the records could be “pulverized”. Peak heat time Find out, using the map below, at what time the heat peak of this heat wave should be reached in your municipality. Map display problem? Click hereTo know the temperature of a territory, click on a place on the map: the current temperature is displayed. Then click on the “play” button to scroll through the forecasts for the hours to come. Follow our live heat wave in Brittany With the heat wave, it is strongly recommended to stay well hydrated, to avoid sports during the hottest hours and to monitor the most fragile people. And this, to avoid heatstroke! Hot night before a stormy deterioration The high temperatures will not stop once the heat peak has passed. “The night from Monday to Tuesday will be scorching, especially in agglomerations due to the urban heat island effect”, warns Météo France. It is only from 2 a.m. that the temperatures will begin to drop more noticeably. “At the end of the night from Monday to Tuesday, temperatures will be between 15 and 19 ° C on the Atlantic coast”, predicts the meteorological company. “The end of red vigilance is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 a.m. with temperatures becoming more pleasant in the west, and a possible stormy deterioration in western Brittany. On Tuesday, maximum temperatures of 22 to 25 ° C are expected on the Atlantic coast and up to 30 to 32 degrees in Ille-et-Vilaine and Sarthe. »