A heat peak expected at the end of the week: forecasts from Météo France

By Timothée L’Angevin Published on 8 Sep 22 at 18:07 updated on 8 Sep 22 at 18:20 News See my news Follow this media The heat stroke will be brief, before the arrival of a stormy deterioration ( ©Ronan Houssin)Up to 36°C expected. After the violent storms that hit France at the beginning of September 2022, a heat peak is expected in part of the country from Sunday 11, according to Météo France. 10°C above normal “It’s a noticeable heat stroke for the period”, underlines with actu.fr François Jobard, forecaster within the official weather organization. “We are expecting maximums that could be 10°C above normal for the season. This phenomenon is linked to a “flow from the south which will carry very hot air from North Africa via Spain, towards the western half of the country”, continues the meteorologist. “A depression, the ex-hurricane Danielle in this case, off the coast of Spain, will favor this recovery. » See the tweet First the South-West, then the North-West On the forecast side, a sharp rise in temperatures is expected from Sunday, in the South-West, with maximum values ​​reaching 35°C. This threshold could be greatly exceeded on Monday 12, in the New Aquitaine and Occitanie regions, with peaks at 36°C. As in previous heat waves, it will also be hot from Monday in the North-West regions, with heat transported north towards Pays de la Loire, Brittany and Normandy. We expect 30°C locally. François Jobard Forecaster at Météo France In the rest of the country, this heat stroke will be less exceptional. However, the air mass should shift towards the eastern half from Tuesday 13, but will lose intensity. Across the country, Météo France does not rule out monthly temperature records. , but a stormy deterioration is expected from Monday evening in the South-West, which will sweep the whole country. It will participate in the gradual cooling of temperatures. “At four days, it is difficult to have an exact chronology and there are still a lot of uncertainties,” says François Jobard. Is this phenomenon linked to climate change? It is still too early to assess the extent of advection [un mouvement de chaleur horizontal, Ndlr] hot. But if there were to be heat records, it would undoubtedly be the mark of global warming, which increases and intensifies heat waves.François JobardForecaster at Météo FranceAs in 2020? This episode is reminiscent of that of 2020, where several records had been broken during a very late heat peak, and where the thermometer had been 10 to 15°C above normal for the season. It had been 35.1°C in Lille, 34.4°C in Nancy or 34.9°C in Pontoise. Was this article helpful to you? Note that you can follow Actu in the My Actu space. In one click, after registration, you will find all the news of your favorite cities and brands.