DIRECT. Heat: 64 Departments Kept in Orange Vigilance, a Gradual Decrease in Temperatures Starts Saturday
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The West and Ile-de-France will return in yellow or green on Sunday, while the strong heats will persist in the southeast quarter. Sometimes violent thunderstorms, accompanied by hail and gusts of up to 90 km/h, are also expected in the southwest.
In its 16-hour bulletin, Météo-France notes that a stormy deterioration is taking place and that less warm ocean air is progressing in the west.
The drop in temperatures since Thursday-Friday's peak is expected to be accompanied by thunderstorms in southwestern France.
Only the south-east and some departments of France will still be alert orange heat on Sunday, the rest of the country being now in yellow or green, announced on Saturday Météo-France. From...
The heatwave continues this Saturday, August 15, 2026, Météo France still places 64 departments in orange vigilance. Temperatures remain high in several regions, including that of the capital.
The fifth heat wave of the year should finally begin to decrease. According to the latest bulletin of Météo-France, "a drop in temperatures is expected gradually on a western half of the country" from Saturday, August 15th. For the south-eastern part of the country, the high temperatures are expected to continue until the beginning of the week.
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