China News Service, Paris, June 16 (Li Yang and Li Yue) On the 15th local time, many places in southwestern France faced a heat wave, and the temperature continued to rise.

23 French provinces issued a high temperature orange warning that day.

According to the forecast of the French Meteorological Service, the hot weather will continue for several days, and the hottest time has not yet come.

  On the 15th, the French Meteorological Agency announced that 23 provinces in southwestern France were in a high temperature orange warning, including the Pyrenees-Atlantic, Ardèche, and Deron provinces on the Atlantic coast.

In addition, Météo-France has further raised its temperature forecast, saying it will be the first "severe heat" weather in France since meteorological records began.

The data showed that at 3 pm on the 15th, the temperature in southern France was between 30 degrees Celsius and 35 degrees Celsius.

In some areas, such as Châteaumeillant, the temperature was 14 degrees Celsius warmer than average.

  The forecast shows that the hot weather will continue for several days.

On the 16th, the temperature in many places in France will continue to rise, and the southwestern region of France, the Loire region and other regions will enter the "hot summer" weather.

The maximum temperature in these areas will reach 35 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius.

From the 17th to the 18th, the high temperature weather will also extend to parts of northern France.

  The forecast shows that the 15th is the first day of the heat wave, and the high temperature weather process will continue for at least five days. From the 17th to the 18th, most parts of France will usher in the highest temperature of this high temperature weather process. Most of France The maximum temperature in the region will reach 35 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius.

After the 19th, the temperature will gradually drop in most areas.

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