Heatwave: France is preparing for very hot weather for more than a week

“On Wednesday, the whole country should be affected by temperatures much higher than normal for the season, with the hottest zone extending from the South-West to the Center-West and reaching the Paris Basin.” points out Le Figaro.

This situation is mainly due to a heat dome which has set up over Morocco and is rising to the west towards France. “This dome acts as a lid that traps hot air,” explains Sébastien Léas, forecaster at Météo France.

This dome does not only affect France. “The countries of southern Europe are all concerned, with higher temperatures in Spain, but temperatures which could remain high for longer in Italy”, details Pascal Scaviner, forecaster for La Chaîne Météo.