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France faces scorching weekend with temperatures set to hit 38C

For anyone in France this weekend it might be time to think about reserving your spot in the shade as temperatures rise and the mercury gets set to hit a scorching 38C in parts of the country.

Published: 28 June 2018 10:05 CEST
France faces scorching weekend with temperatures set to hit 38C
Holidaymakers enjoy the beach at Canet-en-Roussillon in southern France. Photo: AFP
It's certainly not time to skimp on the suncream if you are in France this weekend. 
 
France is set for scorching weekend with most of the country expecting temperatures in the mid-high 30s, according to France's national weather agency Meteo France. 
 
“The highest temperatures are expected on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from the south west to central eastern areas,” said the weather agency, adding that “in these areas, the 35C mark will be exceeded in places.”
 
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On Saturday, the mercury will reach highs of 32C-37C in the south west and central eastern areas of the country and 27C-34C around the Mediterranean, according to Meteo France. 

Meanwhile on Sunday, swathes of the south and central areas are expected to be hit by temperatures as high as 34C-37C, with the mercury reaching a sizzling 38C in certain areas. 
 
Weather forecast for Saturday morning. Photo: Meteo France 
 
On Monday, Meteo France has said temperatures could exceed 30C across the whole of the country. 
 
The coolest temperatures during this period will be found in the areas closes to the Channel where the mercury is predicted to sit at a far cooler 23C-29C. 
 
But even if you're in one of the hottest parts of the country, you don't need to worry about missing out on your sleep because thankfully the nights are set to be a fairly mild 20C. 
 
Weather forecast: What's on the horizon for France this summer?
Photo: AFP
 
The agency, which released their summer forecast for Europe on Wednesday said that France “should experience warmer than normal conditions” this summer.  
 
The reason for this, they said, is down to “anticyclonic conditions” — a weather phenomenon that sees a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure which can lead to clear skies and cooler, drier air.

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Norway to get a taste of summer with 20C days this week

Summer is finally here! Or least it is if you live in southern Norway, where a warm front coming up from Europe will bring t-shirt temperatures of 20C by Thursday, according to forecasts.

Published: 30 April 2024 08:42 CEST
Norway to get a taste of summer with 20C days this week

Warm air from southern Europe will combine with a high pressure zone which will bring clear skies and sunshine, with summery weather coming towards the end of the week, Norway’s national weather forecaster Yr has reported. 

“Thursday and Friday especially will be nice,” Ingrid Villa, a meteorologist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, told the public broadcaster NRK. “Then we will probably get temperatures of over 20 degrees Celsius in some places.” 

Patches of 20C warmth are expected both in western Norway around Bergen and in Western Norway around Oslo, with the area around Tromsø expected to have slightly cooler weather, although Villa said that “it will absolutely be something like summer there too”. 

The warm sunny weather is, however, expected to pass northern Norway by, with grey overcast skies expected for much of this week. 

But if you think summer has come to Norway to stay, you risk disappointment as much cooler temperatures are expected next week.  

“There’s nothing unusual in getting an early taste of summer in April and the start of May, and then we can quickly go back to cooler more spring-like weather,” Villa said. 

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