Emma Albright - emma.albright@thelocal.com

Updated: Tue 19 May 2026 12:26 CET

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A couple shelter under an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun as they sit by the Mirroir d'Eau along the Garonne river in Bordeaux, southwestern France during a heatwave in 2023. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Friday is set to be the hottest and sunniest day of the week in France, with numerous towns predicted to see temperatures of 30C or above, rising to 35C in the south west.