France Heat Wave Persists as Temperatures Approach 40C in South
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For the second time since the creation of the indicator in 2004, a hot orange vigilance was triggered in France in one month of September.
A new peak of heat was recorded on Monday, September 7, in the Drôme and Ardèche, placed in warm orange vigilance for four days.
In the Drôme, the thermometer will approach 39°C this Monday, September 7, 2026 before thunderstorms between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. The heat will decline Tuesday, and then the temperatures will fall sharply.
Ardèche, Aude, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, and Vaucluse will remain in orange until 06:00 on Tuesday, according to the forecaster, who recorded last weekend unprecedented temperatures for a month of September in several localities. Values never reached for a month of September were very frequently recorded Sunday in several cities like Albi in the Tarn (39.2°C), in Auch in the Gers (38.4°C), in Aurillac in the Cantal (34°) but also in Brittany in Quin…
Ardèche, Aude, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, and Vaucluse could still experience temperatures on Monday ranging from 35 to 38°C, or even on time 39°C.
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