Saint-Aignan in summer (3)

It's actually slightly cooler outside this morning than it was yesterday morning. I hope that's good news.
Still, it's much warmer in the house, at about 25ºC (77ºF). I've got windows and doors wide open
all around to cool the house down before the sun comes up. The predicted high today
is 35ºC on two sites we track, and 36ºC on the other.
Worst case, then, is a high of 97ºF.

Saint-Aignan in summer (2)

This morning's thermometer reading is 19.5ºC — about 67ºF.
Our high yesterday was between 29º and 30ºF — about 86ºF.
We had a refreshing breeze from the northeast all day,
but there's no air movement at all this morning.
Today's predicted high: 33ºC — about 91.5ºF,
which is 6ºC (11ºF) above average.

Saint-Aignan in summer (1)

This morning's thermometer reading: 17.1ºC — about 63ºF.
Today's predicted high: 31ºC — about 88ºF, which is 5ºC (9ºF) above average.

Le Cher à Saint-Aignan

The rivière (a tributary of a fleuve, in this case La Loire) called Le Cher looks pretty inviting in these photos. It may look even more inviting by the time this coming week is over. Predictions are for a heat wave lasting until next Saturday. Bastille Day (le 14 juillet) on Thursday, they say, is going to be hotter than a firecracker.

A few days ago, we were hearing predictions that temperatures across all of France would be above 100ºF for several days. That would be 40º or even 45ºC (113ºF). The American weather model was being especially alarmist. As of this morning, one weather forecasting site (MétéoCiel) is still predicting a high of 39ºC (102ºF) by next weekend. Another forecasting site (Accuweather) says to expect highs between 95º and 98ºF late in the week here in Saint-Aignan. MétéoFrance, the national weather service here, agrees. That will be brutal for people in densely populated cities, escpecially Paris. Recent studies report that only about 25% of French houses and apartments have any kind of air conditioning installed.