Heat: a Historic Month of May
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Eight departments in the western part of the country have been placed in "canicle" orange vigilance by Météo France. Maximum temperatures ranging from 33°C to 36°C are expected.
More than 300 temperature records have been beaten. It has never been so hot in France in May, up to 37 degrees in Hossegor. The gap with the season normals is historic. The experts of Météo France no longer know where to lead. Eight departments have been placed in an orange heat alert. This is the very first time in history that such a level is triggered immediately in the year. It will have to get used to it, because the heat will increase at …
Weather France places the Morbihan in a warm orange alert (level 3 of 4) as of this night from Monday 25 to Tuesday 26 May 2026 at midnight.
The episode of hot heat continues on Monday 25 May in France. Météo France has placed eight departments of western France in heat orange vigilance, from Finistère to la Mayenne. Never a heat orange vigilance had been emitted by the meteorological institute so early in the year.
The previous temperature record in May is beaten by this Pentecost Monday, and the heat wave will intensify again.
The departments in heat alert are not necessarily those where it is hottest: the warning thresholds take into account the habits of each territory, the duration and the local context. This explains the unique vigilance of Finistère, on Sunday, and the switch to orange in Brittany from Tuesday.
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