Temperatures are expected to be at their peak, with highs of 35C to 38C in most regions, and up to 38C to 41C across the south-west. Only the Hauts-de-France region, the Channel coast will remain below 35C.<\/p>\n On Monday, temperatures were set to surpass 35C in the southwest, and reach up to 39C in parts. In the Languedoc-Roussillon, temperatures were forecast to reach 38C to 40C, according to the forecaster.\u00a0<\/p>\n Temperatures hit record highs in France in June.<\/p>\n The exceptional June heatwave also led to an almost-30-percent increase in the number of deaths nationwide, France’s public health agency said on Friday.<\/p>\n Ongoing wildfires<\/p>\n M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France also placed three d\u00e9partements on red alert for wildfires on Tuesday, with 61 d\u00e9partements on orange alert.<\/p>\n According to M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France, a red alert level warning indicates that “weather conditions mean there is a very high risk of wildfires starting and spreading compared to summer norms”.<\/p>\n READ ALSO: What you should do if there are wildfire warnings in your part of France<\/a><\/p>\n Ongoing wildfires<\/p>\n The wildfire in a remote mountainous area within the municipality of Die in the Dr\u00f4me continued to spread on Monday, bringing the total area affected to 500 hectares.<\/p>\n French Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez announced on Monday morning that he would be travelling to the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales in the afternoon.<\/p>\n The fire currently raging in the d\u00e9partement had already spread across 4,600 hectares, near Perpignan was still not under control on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n Officials also decided that Monday’s third stage of the Tour de France cycling race through the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es would still take place albeit without spectators who normally line the routes of the competition.<\/p>\n READ ALSO: MAP: How to get the latest wildfire information and alerts in France<\/a><\/p>\n Fire season started ‘a month early’<\/p>\n \u201cAs expected, the fire season has started a month early,\u201d Laurent Nu\u00f1ez told France 2 TV.<\/p>\n According to the Minister, 11,000 hectares of land have already been burnt this year. At the same time last year, the figure stood at 5,700 hectares.<\/p>\n \u201cThe heatwave has left the vegetation quite dry, and the conditions are unfavourable.\u201d He added that yesterday, \u201caround twenty fires were being tackled at the same time\u201d.<\/p>\n READ ALSO: Do heatwaves cause wildfires in France?<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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D\u00e9partements on heatwave orange alert on Tuesday. (Google Maps)<\/p>\n![\"M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-06-at-16.52.13.jpg\")
M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France warning for d\u00e9partements on wildfire alert for Tuesday. (M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot2026-07-06at17.13.0.jpeg\")
Wildfires currently ongoing in France. (Google Maps)<\/p>\n