Ten departments in eastern France remain under orange heatwave alert
Météo-France reports the heatwave is receding as temperatures shift toward Mediterranean regions
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Ten departments in eastern France remain under an orange heatwave alert as of Wednesday, August 6, according to Météo-France.
The heatwave is receding, Météo-France reported. The departments of Ain, Savoie, and Haute-Savoie have been downgraded from orange to yellow heatwave alerts.
The departments remaining under the orange alert include Rhône, Isère, Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud. Fires are still raging in the French departments of Var and Drôme.
Temperature forecasts
Météo-France predicts that very strong heat will regress toward the southeast in the afternoon. Météo-France stated that very strong heat should soon only concern the Mediterranean regions.
35-38 °C
Forecasted maximum temperatures in the Mediterranean regions of France
Maximum temperatures are forecast to reach 32 to 34 degrees Celsius on a small eastern half of France. In the large western half of France, maximum temperatures are forecast not to exceed 30 degrees Celsius.
Very strong heat is receding towards the southeast, with moderate Mistral and Tramontane regimes
— Météo-France
Updates
As of Thursday, August 6, the heatwave alert for Isère and Rhône has been downgraded to yellow, while eight departments—Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud—remain under an orange alert. Maximum temperatures in the orange alert zones are forecasted to reach between 36°C and 38°C on Thursday, with temperatures in the Var department's interior potentially hitting 40°C. These high temperatures are expected to remain at the same level on Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, the heatwave alert for Isère and Rhône has been downgraded to yellow, while eight departments—Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud—reportedly remain under an orange alert. In these orange-alert areas, Météo-France forecasts maximum temperatures between 36°C and 38°C, with potential peaks of 40°C in the interior of the Var department. These temperature levels are expected to persist through Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, Météo-France downgraded Isère and Rhône to a yellow heatwave alert, while eight departments — Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud — remain under orange alert, with temperatures forecast at 36°C to 38°C and up to 40°C in parts of Var, and no significant change expected Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, Météo-France downgraded Isère and Rhône to a yellow heatwave alert, reducing the number of orange-alert departments to eight — Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud — with temperatures forecast at 36°C to 38°C across these regions and up to 40°C in inland Var, while conditions are expected to persist unchanged on Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, Météo-France downgraded Isère and Rhône to a yellow heatwave alert, reducing the number of departments under orange alert from ten to eight — now including Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud, where temperatures are forecast to reach 36°C–38°C, with up to 40°C expected in inland Var, and no significant change anticipated for Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, Météo-France downgraded Isère and Rhône to a yellow heatwave alert, while eight departments — Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud — remain under orange alert, with temperatures forecast at 36°C to 38°C and up to 40°C in interior Var, and no significant change expected Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, Météo-France downgraded Isère and Rhône to a yellow heatwave alert, reducing the number of orange-alert departments to eight — Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud — with temperatures forecast at 36°C–38°C across these regions and up to 40°C in inland Var, while conditions are expected to persist unchanged on Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, Météo-France downgraded Isère and Rhône to a yellow heatwave alert, while eight departments — Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud — remain under orange alert, with temperatures forecast at 36°C–38°C overall and up to 40°C in interior Var; levels are expected to hold steady on Friday.
As of Thursday, August 6, Météo-France downgraded Isère and Rhône from orange to yellow heatwave alert, leaving eight southeastern departments—including Drôme, Ardèche, Gard, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Corse-du-Sud—under orange alert, with temperatures forecast at 36°C–38°C and up to 40°C in inland Var, while conditions are expected to persist unchanged on Friday.
