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Orange heat alert: 13 departments affected this weekend

Météo-France has issued an orange heat alert for thirteen departments this weekend, including Ain and several departments in Savoie.

8 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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For Sunday, Ain, as well as other departments such as Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and Isère, will be under an orange heat alert, according to Météo-France. This alert also applies to Rhône, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Drôme, Gard, Var, Vaucluse, and the two departments in Corsica.

Additionally, for Saturday and Sunday, the orange alert will apply to twelve departments in the center-east and southeast, with temperatures potentially reaching 38 °C, reports 20 Minutes.

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