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Temperatures predicted to reach 35C as parts of France approach heatwave warnings

Temperatures are predicted to reach 35 in some parts of France this weekend, with certain areas approaching the threshold for heatwave warnings.

Published: 10 June 2021 09:04 CEST
Updated: 11 June 2021 16:05 CEST
Temperatures predicted to reach 35C as parts of France approach heatwave warnings
Photo: Sebastian Bozon/AFP

In the first hot weather of the summer, temperatures will soar over the next few days to reach 30C in the north and 35C in the south, with the south west seeing the hottest weather, according to French weather forecaster Météo France.

On Saturday and Sunday, “temperatures will continue to rise. At the end of the week, we will often reach the 30C threshold in the northern half of the country and we will approach the 35C threshold in the southern half”, said Météo France.

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The south west Languedoc area is expected to see the highest temperatures, with the département of Landes approaching the threshold for an orange heatwave warning.

There will, however be rain showers and some storms over the Pyrenees, Alps and Corsica over the weekend.

The heat is forecast to continue into the middle of next week.

Public health body Santé Publique France on June 1st launched its heatwave plan, which this year includes text messages sent to vulnerable people and warning notices translated into English.

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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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