It is a particularly hot summer weather which awaits the south of the country this Sunday. The 30 ° C, and more, will be widely reached in a vast south-eastern quarter of France. Only part of the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes will be an exception. Certain areas of Gard and Hérault will even experience temperatures close to 40 ° C.
The night from Saturday to Sunday remained very hot on an arc going from the Pyrénées-Orientales to Bouches-du-Rhône. The thermometer did not drop below 20 ° C. In Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône) it was less than 24 ° C only between 3 am and 6 am, according to data recorded by Météociel.
This Sunday afternoon, the threshold of high heat (30 ° C) will be reached and exceeded along this same arc, that of very high heat (35 ° C) will be reached in Gard and Hérault, probably also at east of Bouches-du-Rhône, or even south of Vaucluse.
Strong North-South contrast
“In Roussillon, Languedoc and Provence, the mistral and tramontane are moderately blowing. They accentuate the heat in the afternoon. The temperature reaches 36 ° C to 38 ° C in the Gard and Hérault, "warns La Météo Météo. For its part, Météo France does not anticipate a temperature above 36 ° C.
This map provided by Météociel shows the area affected by these very hot weather. "After a tropical night between 21 ° C and 23 ° C, the temperatures will soar in the afternoon at more than 36 ° C between Montpellier, Nîmes and Arles with local peaks at 38 ° C", estimates Météociel.
These temperatures are in stark contrast to the north of the country. The weather is overcast, rainy in places and significantly less hot this Sunday. The expected difference is around twenty degrees between the hottest areas in the south of France and the coolest ones near the English Channel.
20 ° C difference this afternoon in France between # coolness on the edge of the English Channel and in the far north of the country while a peak of very strong #heat is expected in #Languedoc. This situation will repeat itself tomorrow Monday. pic.twitter.com/W38sq1LNe0
- The Weather Channel (@lachainemeteo) July 5, 2020