Key Points

From August 12, 2023, to August 21, 2023, amid a heat wave, Météo-France issued an orange alert for 12 departments (covering 100.0% of the regional resident population). Météo-France proposed placing four departments under a red alert for August 22, 2023: Ardèche, Drôme, Haute-Loire, and Rhône, representing 36.5% of the region’s resident population. According to Météo-France, the heat wave is expected to continue at least through the end of the week.