The heatwave recedes in part of France, but the South-East remains hot

It will still be very hot in part of France this Sunday, but the heatwave is receding. Orange vigilance will in fact be lifted on Sunday evening in the departments of Lorraine, Alsace and Burgundy-Franche-Comté, with the exception of Saône-et-Loire and Jura, Météo-France confirmed this Sunday morning. The South-East will still be hot From 10 p.m., these departments in the eastern half of France will all return to yellow, or even green, the forecaster indicated in his 6 a.m. bulletin. The drop in temperatures that began since the peak on Thursday and Friday extends eastwards this Sunday, with the exception of the south-eastern quarter, where Météo-France forecasts a “continuation of heatwave conditions until the middle of next week”. The forecaster thus continues to register 16 departments in orange heatwave vigilance on Monday, from Saône-et-Loire and Jura to Var and Alpes-Maritimes, and from Ardèche to Haute-Savoie and Savoie. Our articles on the Heatwave The risk of storms has also decreased, with no department on orange thunderstorm alert this Sunday and also Monday.