A new heat wave is expected from Sunday, Météo-France alert.

Temperatures, already above seasonal norms, will continue to climb and should exceed 30 ° C on Monday, with 35 ° C expected in Bourges or 33 ° C in Paris.

The hottest day will be, a priori, next Monday. 

Temperatures, already above seasonal norms, will continue to climb and should exceed 30 ° C on 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 climb over the following days "first on the southern half then on the northern half from Sunday, he continued.

>> READ ALSO -

 "Climate change multiplies heat waves and extreme rains"

Up to 25 degrees in Bourges

This heat peak, due to rising hot air and an anticyclone, will cause the thermometer to rise 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.

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

>> READ ALSO

- Heatwave: "You will have to get used to, or even prepare for, even stronger heat"

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

"There is uncertainty for the future: the temperatures can be maintained for a few days or there may be a stormy degradation 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.