July 24, 2018, in Paris.

Children in swimsuits play on the water jets esplanade in André-Citroën Park, in the 15th arrondissement.

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Clément Follain / 20 Minutes

Take out the sunscreen and fans.

Temperatures, already above seasonal norms, will continue to climb and should exceed 30 ° C next Monday, with 35 ° C expected in Bourges or 33 ° C in Paris, Météo-France said Thursday.

"This is a late episode of strong heat, a priori the hottest day will be Monday," forecaster Etienne Kapikian of Météo-France told AFP.

"We already have overall summer temperatures," above seasonal norms, "" it will increase over the following days "first on the southern half then on the northern half from Sunday, he continued.

Hot air rising

This heat peak, due to a rise in hot air and an anticyclone, will cause the thermometer to climb to around 35 ° C on Monday in Bourges, "sometimes approaching heat records over the period (record in Bourges 35, 1 ° C on 09/16/1961) ”according to the Météo-France website.

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After an already summer week over a good part of the country in a high pressure context, the mercury will again frankly climb from this Sun. Sept. 13 and early next week.



📸Median T ° C max.

scheduled Sept 14



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- Météo-France (@meteofrance) September 9, 2020

“In Paris, the mercury could reach 33 ° C, which would equal the record for mid-September (33.2 ° C on 09/15/1947).

"These temperatures will be" 10 to 14 ° C above seasonal averages, "said Etienne Kapikian.

"There is uncertainty for the future: the temperatures may be maintained for a few days or there may be a stormy deterioration which could lower them," he said.

France has just experienced a very hot summer, which "has been one of the hottest summers since the beginning of the 20th century," Météo-France recalls.

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