Heatwave: 72 departments placed on orange vigilance this Thursday

Seventy-two departments will go into orange heatwave vigilance on Thursday, with temperatures between 35 and 39°C, or even up to 41°C near the coasts of Languedoc-Roussillon, Météo France announced on Wednesday July 8. Only Corsica will remain spared, all other French departments are now on yellow or orange vigilance.

For Wednesday July 8, 2026:
🟠67 departments on orange heat wave alert
For Thursday July 9, 2026:
🟠72 departments on orange heatwave vigilance
Stay safe and informed: https://t.co/JGz4rTUvHP pic.twitter.com/5VYOpFxFI5

— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) July 8, 2026

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On Wednesday, 67 departments were on orange alert. The heatwave will “very likely continue until next weekend inclusive”, predicts Météo France in its 4:00 p.m. bulletin.

More information to come…