four departments now in orange alert



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Four departments are placed Sunday afternoon in orange vigil because of the heat wave that has been raging for several days, said Météo France in its bulletin of 16h Sunday.

The alert was already maintained Sunday morning in three departments of the Rhone Valley. These were the Ardèche, the Drôme and the Rhône where nighttime temperatures did not drop below 18 degrees in the plains, nor even below 21 degrees on the plains of southern Drôme. 19659002] In the afternoon of Sunday, Météo France added the Pyrénées Orientales to its list of departments in orange vigilance.

 Météo France

Since the end of June, temperatures have remained high throughout the country, underlines Météo France, especially in the northern half of France, where they have averaged 2 to 4 degrees above seasonal values.

35 degrees in Montélimar

On Sunday, the return of sunny weather will cause temperatures to rise again: 32 degrees in Lyon, 35 degrees in Montélimar, thus finding scorching levels.

No refreshment planned under the 20 ° C during the next night (night from Sunday to Monday). In the departments in yellow vigilance (Ain and Isère), we expect 33 degrees Sunday afternoon in Ambérieu and Grenoble. These heats will continue to increase until at least next Friday.

The month of July 2018 is expected to be the third warmest July since 1900, with an average temperature above normal of 2.4 degrees, according to a provisional report prepared by Météo France Friday evening. July 2018 would thus be in terms of temperature after July 2006 (+3.6 degrees) and July 1983 (+2.6 degrees).

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