Bouches-du-Rhone. Heat wave close to the heat wave, what temperatures this weekend?

“Such premature heat, it’s completely new“exclaims Paul Marquis, meteorologist. To find a roughly similar situation, we have to go back to June 2003, when an eight-day heat wave hit the department.

Up to 38 degrees

The heat wave is expected to reach its peak from Thursday June 13 to Saturday June 18, reaching up to 38 degrees inland and 36 by the sea.

According to estimates by Paul Marquis, the temperatures will begin to drop from Sunday, even if, “it is hard to predict precisely so far in advance”.

What consequences?

“The first of the repercussions is obviously the risk of fire”, notes the meteorologist. Since Monday, June 13, we have been placed at a very high risk of fire until next Saturday.

The majority of forest areas will therefore be closed. Here’s how to view restrictions.

But this also entails other exceptional regulations. It is now forbidden to wash your car at home, water your garden or fill your swimming pool. According to Paul Marquis, these bans can last all summer.

Some small villages are already cut off from drinking water

The lakes, supplying Marseille and the rest of the region with drinking water, currently have a level seven meters below normal, explains the scientist.

The high temperatures go hand in hand with the drought which has affected the Bouches-du-Rhône for more than a month now. “The drier it is, the hotter it is, and the hotter it is, the drier it is. It’s a vicious circle,” says the expert.

“There are some small villages in the Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence which are already cut off from drinking water. They are supplied by tank trucksit seems crazy in 2022″ he is alarmed.

“Things are not going to work out”

However, things are not going to work out. Last April, the level of precipitation had never been so low since the creation of the index in 1969.

Still according to Paul Marquis, the question of water will return “to the debates within 40 to 50 years”. He points to the fact that in Spain, where there are already more severe droughts than here, “they already have desalination plants” to overcome this problem.

He concludes: “The problem (of the drought) is that afterwards, a compromise must be found between the water that is reserved for agriculture and for the population. It generates conflict”.

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