Weather Monday September 4: Back to school under a blazing sun with record heat

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By Gilles MATRICONmeteorologist

This Monday, September 4, it is the sun and the strong heat that make the news. A heat which is exceptional in the western and central regions where heat records for the month of September could be beaten with locally up to 38°C in the shade.

To remember


– strong general heat three quarters of the country


– very high heat over 35°C in the central regions of northern Aquitaine to the Loire Valley. September heat records can be broken.


bright sunshine everywhere




Thermal indicator of the day (average temperature over 30 cities in France)


Minimum temperature: 17.7°C


Maximum temperature: 32.1°C


Average temperature: 24.5°C i.e. +6°C compared to normal




Evolution compared to yesterday


What changes compared to yesterday Sunday, it is the accentuation of the heat which reached record levels for a month of September in New Aquitaine. Exceptional heat that requires good hydration and avoid exposure to direct sunlight during the hottest hours of the day.


Details by region


All of France is placed under the sign of full sun. The nuances come from the temperatures. In the morning, the sweetness is generalized with 13 to 25°C from the Ardennes to the Mediterranean.


In the afternoon, north of the Seine, you have between 24 and 29°C. Between Paris, Rennes and Strasbourg to the Loire, you have between 30 and 33°C as well as on the shores of the Mediterranean. Everywhere else, the maximums show 34 to 37°C, with local peaks around 38 to 40°C in the center of Aquitaine!


In full sun, the feeling promises to be torrid, between 35 and 40°!






Note the autan wind well present in the Midi-Pyrénées, which reaches 70 km / h in gusts in the Toulouse region, up to 100 km / h towards the south of the Massif Central and the Lauragais threshold.






Subsequent trend : Tuesday, the situation is not changing, with the continuation of very hot weather over the whole country. 35°C are reached from Aquitaine to Burgundy The strong heat reaches all of Brittany with 32°C in Dinard. Only Hauts-de-France and Normandy experience lower temperatures, still between 25 and 30°C due to a slight easterly flow. The shores of the Mediterranean are tempered by the sea wind with 25 to 29°C.




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