Heat wave. A peak of heat very intense is expected over a great part of France this Friday, July 31, 2020. 13 departments are placed on orange alert heatwave, and 61 yellow alert by météo France. Thunderstorms locally violent are also expected on the High of France and the Parisian Basin. Find out the forecast for Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse...

Summary weather Forecast Friday 31 July 2020 Vigilance and alert heatwave Plan heatwave Recommendation heatwave Cool his house during a heat wave Heat wave : temperature records

[update the 31/07/2020 at 9h29] After a night of scorching hot, the mercury remains very high in this Friday, July 31, 2020 on substantially the whole of France. Météo France up 13 departments in the South and Is in vigilance orange heat wave (Ain, Ardèche, Côte-d'or, Doubs, Drôme, Haute-Loire, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Jura, Loire, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire, Savoie, france), and 61 in yellow alert due to a "heat spike very intense". The West and the Mediterranean has been spared by this episode is scorching hot.

32 dpts in #vigilanceOrange

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— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) July 31, 2020

In these regions, the temperatures continue to climb this Friday, July 31, to reach between 33 and 39 degrees at the hottest part of the day, up to 40 degrees locally. The night of Friday to Saturday, will still be hot on a good part of the country. The heat will give way to thunderstorms, and sometimes violent locally, especially on the East of the Centre, West, Burgundy, the Ile de France region and the Hauts de France. In total, 19 counties are in orange alert storm. Temperatures will drop on Saturday, but will remain high in the a when South-East.

An episode of extreme heat is called a heat wave, when two conditions are met :

the temperatures should be higher than 5 degrees with respect to the normal of the season, the day, as the night, and it should last at least for 3 days and 3 nights.

to cope with this episode heatwave, check out our tips for keeping the house cool, but also our advice to avoid dehydration. Here are the forecast Channel Weather forecast for Friday, July 31, 2020.

What is the weather forecast for Friday, July 31, 2020 in France ?

After temperature records on Thursday, it will still be very warm Friday 31 July 2020 almost everywhere France.

Record heat, absolute beat to Ciboure on the basque coast with the 41.9 C ! The old record dated 4 August 2003 with 40,2 C. #heatwave #ciboure #basque country pic.twitter.com/YXWADa4lE4

— The Weather network (@lachainemeteo) July 30, 2020

The String Weather forecast is predicting scorching temperatures on the 3/4 of the country. Here are the forecasts.

in Paris, in the heat of the day, temperatures are expected to reach 39 degrees. The mercury stays high in the week-end in Lyon with 39 degrees on Friday 31 July. The nights will be warm also. The maximum temperature expected to Bordeaux is 33 degrees Friday. The temperatures become scorching in Toulouse, with 39 on Friday. 37 degrees are expected to Lille in the heat of the day this Friday. The mercury will climb up to 38 degrees in Rouen. In Rennes, it will get hot also with 33°C on Friday. It will be 36 degrees on Friday in Limoges. Very high temperatures are expected to Montélimar at the end of the week with 38 degrees on Friday.

The mercury will drop this weekend, but will remain high on the south-east quarter of France.

be Vigilant and alert heatwave : when can we speak about a heat wave ?

Heat wave and heat wave are two different things. To speak of a heat wave, the temperatures should be higher than 5 degrees with respect to the normal of the season, the day, or night, and this for at least 3 days and 3 nights. The threshold temperature a balmy differs according to the departments and the regions. Episodes of extremely hot and dry have the more often place in France in July and August. It is necessary to be vigilant in the month of June. In 2019, the heat arrived earlier than expected, and France experienced a heat wave unprecedented at the end of June 2019. This episode has affected almost the whole of France with very high temperatures during the day, who do redescendaient not really the night. It is important to know that Météo France provides for several levels of vigilance heatwave : level 1 (green) corresponds to a "standby seasonal", level 2 (yellow) to a "warning heat" and it is level 3 (orange) which corresponds to the "alert heatwave". Finally, the level 4 (red), the higher, determines the "optimal mobilization". During the heatwave of June 2019, Météo France has placed in vigilance orange heat up to 78 departments, and 4 departments in vigilance red, a first in France for a phenomenon of a heat wave.

what is the plan heatwave in France ?

Since June 1, 2020, the national plan for heat is activated. The level 3 plan heat wave in particular allows you to put in place measures for vulnerable individuals, i.e. elderly people, people with a disease and pregnant women. A telephone call center (3975) allows so contact the persons in situation of fragility that are pre-registered or whose status has been reported. For these people, rooms cooled too specific are also available between 14h and 18h. For all of the rooms updated are in free access in some local councils, to the same time slots. The ministry of Solidarity and Health has also set up a platform-wide telephone at your disposal. In warmer climes, you can join the 0 800 06 66 66 all days from 9h to 19h. The call is free from a fixed position. As a reminder, the plan heatwave 2019 level 3 had been activated in several French departments at the end of June but also in July 2019 by prefectures to respond to the strong heat.

What are the recommendations in case of a heat wave ?

During periods of hot weather, to cope with the severe heat, and avoid discomfort and dehydration, the government makes available to the public recommendations available on the website of the ministry of Health. For example, it is recommended to drink water regularly, without waiting to be thirsty and to avoid alcohol. It is also advisable to eat enough even though the appetite decreases in the case of heat, and focusing on fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables. To refresh you, he should not hesitate to get wet in the body, the face and front arms. The ministry of Health also invites them to spend several hours in a cool place like the mall or the cinema and avoid going out during the hottest hours of the day, but also not to make sport in the middle of the day. It is requested to all to be vigilant and stay attentive to the needs of the most fragile people. It is necessary to pay attention to when you bathe to avoid the risk of immersion syncope and drowning. During periods of hot weather, the risk of drowning, are important. The difference between the temperature of the body and the water can be very high in a time of strong heats and there is a risk of immersion syncope.

How cool his house during a heat wave ?

Before you invest in an air conditioner, a fan, or an air freshener, a few simple steps can already help you to reduce the heat in your home and to face the severe heat. Keeping the shutters closed during the day when it is hot and opening the windows only in the dark of the night, you will suffer less from the heat. If you do not have a shutter, you can take the blinds, knowing that the external blinds are more effective than those installed inside. Think, too, if you have the possibility to disconnect a maximum of electrical appliances (computer, television or hifi), they are a source of heat is not negligible, it is still easy to control. Avoid, of course, cooking in the oven during this period and limit the use of the electric cooker or vitro-ceramics that emit a lot of heat.
There are also a few simple tricks to put in place to cool a room, such as for example the bedroom for a better night's sleep. You can wet a large towel or sheets with ice water, and then extend it in front of the window. The evaporation of the water should lower the temperature of the room. If despite all your efforts, don't always not the current temperatures, please do not hesitate to invest in a fan. Even if he mashes, warm air, even warm, it gives a feeling of freshness non-negligible period of a heat wave. For a more fresh air, simply cover the instrument with a damp towel or placing a bottle of frozen water, just in front of it. If you really can't stand to be hot, then you can move to the higher gear by investing in an air freshener, or even in an air conditioner.

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Heat wave : back on the record-breaking temperatures in 2019

France has witnessed a summer of 2019 very warm with two heat waves at the counter. The records of maximum temperature were exceeded in a large part of France. According to Météo France data, it is more than 50 towns and cities that record a new record since the July 25, 2019. At the end of June, for example, mercury has reached a peak and several cities had already surpassed their record of maximum temperature :

45,8 degrees have been recorded in Gallargues-le-Montueux in Montpellier, the thermometer showed 42.5 degrees which is 5 degrees higher than its former record of The thermometer has shown to 44.3 degrees in Carpentras Date Of Update: 31 July 2020, 09:57