Temperature records were broken at at least four weather stations in southern France on Monday as much of the country baked in a new summer heatwave and the government called for vigilance.All-time records were also broken at meteorological stations in Bergerac,

It means two to four days of heatwave conditions are likely in the north, before Storm Dexter hits northern Europe and in turn pushes away the warm winds, returning the north to typical conditions. Heatwave conditions in the south-west will remain slightly longer.

A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius in parts of the Charente and Aude