Heatwave: 16 departments on orange alert, where will it be hottest this Friday?

Already on Thursday, 37.2°C was recorded in Vinsobres, in the Drôme, 36.6°C in La Couronne, in Charente, 36.5°C in Cogolin, in the Var, 36°C in Saintes, in Charente-Maritime, according to Météo-France readings .

Blazing sun, persistent sweltering heat and unusually warm nights... From Brittany to Poitou-Charentes via the Loire Valley and southern Occitanie, the thermometer is expected to reach 36°C to 38°C on Friday afternoon, around ten degrees higher than seasonal norms, the meteorological institute points out.

According to "La Chaîne Météo," 60% of the metropolitan area will experience intense heat this Friday. "The heat will be a little less intense in the northeastern third of the country, where a light east-northeast wind will make it easier to breathe."

According to Météo-France forecasts, at the height of the day, we expect:

• 28°C in Lille,
• 31°C in Cherbourg,
• 32°C in Paris,
• 33°C in Tours,
• 35°C in Nantes, Toulouse, Perpignan and Montélimar,
• 36°C in Rennes.

This Friday, it's expected to be the hottest in the Southwest. This Friday afternoon, temperatures should reach, or even exceed:

• 32°C on the Landes and Basque coasts and on the Arcachon basin,
• 33°C in Parentis-en-Born,
• 34°C in La Rochelle, Mont-de-Marsan, Dax and Orthez,
• 35°C in Pau, Libourne, Agen and Périgueux,
• 36°C in Roquefort, Bordeaux, Jonzac and Nérac,
• 37°C in Saintes and Réaup-Lisse (47)