The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Hautes-Alpes are on orange vigilance this Saturday and the entire PACA region will be on Sunday.

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The quasi-all of the south of France, with 40 departments, will be on orange heat wave this Sunday, indicates Météo-France in its latest bulletin published this Saturday, August 9.

This Saturday, 28 departments are already placed in orange alert, including the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Hautes-Alpes. The Bouches-du-Rhône and the Vaucluse are currently on yellow alert. This weekend, temperatures will be between 34 ° C and 40 ° C in the region.

The scorching episode will extend Sunday on the Mediterranean coast and all the southeast half concerned by very strong heat, specifies the meteorological institute. In total, forty departments will be affected by orange vigilance on Sunday.

Monday should be “The hottest national scale“, And the heat wave should continue the rest of the week in the Southeast. This heat wave is the 51st recorded in France since 1947, according to Météo-France.