Météo France, in its forest weather forecast, places the Bouches-du-Rhône department on orange alert for fire risks, this Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Tomorrow, it adds the Aude department to its alert.
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Very high fire risks locally
The orange level represents a “high danger” according to Météo France, which indicates that “weather conditions significantly increase the risk of forest and vegetation fires starting and spreading compared to summer norms”and that, in fact, “the risk of fires can be locally very high”.
“Weather conditions strongly influence the start and spread of fires. With the aim of preventing fires and so that everyone can adapt their behavior according to the foreseeable danger, the Météo des forêts indicates a level of danger of forest fires established from weather forecasts and the dryness of the vegetation.”
Potential restrictions
Due to these vigilances, access to the circulation of woods, forests, moors or even scrubland may be regulated. Météo France advises consulting the websites of the prefectures.
Météo France is still maintaining Haute-Marne on orange alert this Tuesday due to flood risks.
