Météo-France announced on Saturday that seven departments in southern France will be placed on orange heatwave vigilance on Sunday, July 5, with temperatures expected to reach up to 40 °C.
The departments concerned are Ardèche, Aude, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales and Vaucluse. Hérault and Pyrénées-Orientales are already on orange vigilance on Saturday.
Temperatures are forecast between 35 and 37 °C, with peaks up to 40 °C. Sunshine will cover most of the country except near the Channel coasts and Belgium.
Météo-France also reported a very high risk of forest fires in six southern departments due to sometimes strong winds in Mediterranean regions.
