Overview

• Météo-France lifted orange 'canicule' alerts Monday morning for Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne as the heatwave begins to subside.
• Seven Mediterranean departments—Pyrénées-Orientales, Aude, Hérault, Gard, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse—remain on orange vigilance.
• Northern France and the Atlantic façade can expect cooler conditions with daytime highs below 30°C as the heatwave eases.
• Southern regions will continue to endure high temperatures of 34–37°C from the Rhône valley to Occitanie and Provence, with peaks of up to 38°C in the Languedoc.
• Storms and showers developing over Brittany and the Atlantic are forecast to sweep east, ushering cooler, unstable conditions and potential heavy downpours.