French forecasters predict nationwide heatwave this week
"The mercury will rise slowly to around 33C on Thursday, before reaching 34 or 35C on Friday, expected to be the hottest day of the episode', Météo France's François Gourand
told Le Parisien
.
Although the whole country will see high temperatures, it is predicted to be slightly cooler in the west.
Temperatures are expected to fall slightly over the weekend, but forecasters predict that the period of hot weather will last into the start of next week.
The cause is an 'Omega blockage' - a front of warm air from southern Europe that is predicted to get stuck over France and the southern part of England, leading to a sustained period of hot temperatures.
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