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3w ago

Storm Floris Strikes British Isles as France Faces 40°C Heat Dome

A powerful Iberian heat dome will usher in 38–40°C temperatures in southern France starting Wednesday.

Des personnes se reposent sous un parasol sur la plage par une journée chaude et ensoleillée à Nice, France.
Cette vague de chaleur est permise par le retour de l’anticyclone des Açores.
Une alerte jaune aux vents violents a été enclenchée en Irlande du Nord, au nord du Pays de Galles, au nord de l’Angleterre et sur toute l’Écosse pour le passage de «Floris».
Une nouvelle vague de chaleur s’installe sur l’Hexagone.

Overview

  • The Met Office has issued yellow wind warnings across Northern Ireland, north Wales, northern England and Scotland with gusts up to 130 km/h expected Monday morning.
  • Residual bands of Floris will bring 70–90 km/h gusts and rain to France’s Cotentin and Hauts-de-France through early Tuesday.
  • A high-pressure heat dome over Spain is generating temperatures above 40 °C in Andalusia and up to 45 °C near Córdoba and Seville.
  • Météo France forecasts 38–40 °C highs in southern France from August 6–7 with night-time lows potentially staying above 21 °C, meeting canicule thresholds.
  • The rapid shift from stormy conditions to extreme heat follows a cooler late July and reflects broader trends of intensifying weather swings under climate warming.