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Satellite & forecast data refreshed: 29 July 2026. Editorial fire & disruption reporting last reviewed: 29 July 2026. Conditions change hourly during fires — national authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.

Wildfires & heat · rebuilt from live data 29 July 2026

Gironde fire stabilised but not out — France's fire emergency

The dominant story: A63 shut south of Bordeaux, no TGV south of Bordeaux today — reroute or rebook. Also live — Orange canicule for Gironde & Landes today and tomorrow — heat lands straight on the fire ground; expect flare-ups. Satellites recorded 239 distinct heat locations in the last 24 hours, led by Nouvelle-Aquitaine (10 areas), Hauts-de-France (5 areas), Occitanie (5 areas). 32 orange weather alerts are live (Météo-France vigilance).

Vigilance jaune canicule — Wed 29 July (70 départements, Météo-France) Vigilance orange canicule — Wed 29 July (16 départements, Météo-France) Paris38° Lyon40° Bordeaux39° Toulouse39° Nantes36° Lille37° Strasbourg38° Nice34° Pouzols-Minervois Canet-en-Roussillon Sainte-Marie-la-Mer Roquemaure Lançon-Provence Rognac Marseille Fréjus Gironde fireapprox. zone · mass evacuationsGironde fire — north of the Arcachon Basin, burning since 22 July. Approximate zone; 200,000+ evacuated, A63 closed.
Reported wildfire Satellite heat detection, last 24 h
Yellow canicule (heatwave) vigilance Orange canicule (heatwave) vigilance 38° Week's hottest forecast day
Metropolitan France — 32 orange weather alerts live (MeteoAlarm). Zoom or tap an area on the right to inspect any fire zone.

Maximum temperatures expected this week

Daily forecast maximums, Tuesday 28 July to Monday 3 August, hottest city first. Wednesday is the peak of the current pulse — near 38–39 °C from the south-west up through Paris to Alsace — before a brief dip and a second surge into the weekend, with Lyon heading towards 39–40 °C by Monday. Cities with an ember dot are on the wildfire arc; note how much cooler they stay than the inland belt.

City Tue28 JulWed29 JulThu30 JulFri31 JulSat1 AugSun2 AugMon3 Aug
Lyon34°38°38°33°36°37°40°
Toulouse36°39°32°32°35°36°38°
Bordeaux34°39°29°31°34°35°33°
Limoges33°39°31°31°33°35°36°
Strasbourg31°38°37°32°32°33°36°
Clermont-Ferrand34°38°35°31°33°33°37°
Paris32°38°29°29°32°33°37°
Avignon34°36°35°34°33°36°37°
Lille32°37°29°27°27°29°31°
Nantes35°36°31°29°29°32°33°
Perpignan31°30°32°34°30°31°30°
Nice30°31°31°31°31°32°34°
Montpellier31°31°29°30°29°32°33°
Marseille32°28°31°30°30°30°31°
cooler hotter · <28° to ≥38°
Sources: NASA FIRMS · Météo-France vigilance · Open-Meteo · préfecture and press reporting (27–28 July). Markers are commune centres / approximate zones, not fire perimeters.

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