Météo-France maintained orange heatwave alerts across large parts of France on Thursday including the capital Paris, warning that the unusually early spell of extreme heat is “unprecedented” for the end of May.

France experienced record high temperatures for May over the weekend, according to the country’s national weather service, with Paris recording this year's first temperature above…

France remained in the grip of its earliest heatwave on record on Tuesday. Forecasters have warned that temperatures could climb close to 40C later this week in parts of the…

Record temperatures caused by heat dome, with hot air from Morocco trapped under an area of high pressure

More than 400 French towns on Tuesday recorded their highest-ever May temperatures, and the hot weather is set to continue into Wednesday with the mercury forecast to hit 37C in…

Météo-France maintained orange heatwave alerts across large parts of France on Thursday including the capital Paris, warning that the unusually early spell of extreme heat is…

France’s unusually early heatwave began to ease in some western areas on Friday, although part of the country remains under orange alert and temperatures were expected to peak in…