Day 3304 (Thursday) 25th June 2026
This is Cap Roux
and this is Menton.
It was very hot this morning and there were two cruise ships in the bay. We decided to go up to the Col to have some lunch in the café Corne d’or, which has the best views in the area. The beach was absolutely packed.
It looks like we’re in for another heatwave next month…
French weather forecasters raise alarm over July heatwave
Temperatures are expected to fall across France next week – but the respite from June’s historic heatwave may be short-lived, with early warnings that temperatures are set to soar again in July.
Speaking on France Inter, the Minister of Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, confirmed that a third heatwave in France in the first half of the summer, after the ones in late May and in the second half of June, was a credible scenario, saying: “There is a strong probability that from July 6th, we will return to extreme heat . . . until July 14th.”
Long-term forecasts have already raised the prospect that summer in France will be warmer than seasonal norms, and experts said that – even with the expected drop in temperatures next week, France is still well above season temperature averages.
Some computer models are already predicting a ‘canicule’ from around July 10th, peaking on July 14th – the date of France’s Fête Nationale.
However Météo France generally does not give detailed temperature predictions more than 10 days in advance.
La Chaîne Météo warned that “a new cold front could move in off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula. At the same time, a high-pressure system will relocate over Western Europe.”
This high-pressure system would block warm air over France, while the cold front to the west would pump hot air up from the sub-Sahara leading to “significantly higher temperatures” – effectively a re-run of the current heatwave.
Looking further ahead, the forecaster said that the prospect of a stormier August remained a possibility.
History has already shown that temperatures can change dramatically from one week to the next: in 2006, June and July were marked by sweltering heat, and August saw the arrival of wind, rain, and cooler temperatures. We just have to get through the rest of June and July first.
We had planned on going to Antibes today but when Huw looked it up he found this – Antibes is closed.
Road disruptions, blocked areas…: what you need to know to avoid trouble during Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni's visit to Antibes this Thursday for the France-Italy summit
Between a visit to the Picasso Museum and an evening at the Villa Eilenroc, the arrival of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and the President of the Italian Council Giorgia Meloni this Thursday, June 25, 2026, plunges Antibes into a "security bubble" with unprecedented constraints.
To prepare for the 36th Franco -Italian summit, which will bring together the President of the Republic and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday, June 25, 2026, the authorities have put in place an exceptional security plan , dictated by state regulations, "in order to protect the town without completely paralysing local life."
The two leaders have so far planned to visit the Picasso Museum in the middle of the day before heading to the Villa Eilenroc in Cap d'Antibes in the evening.
Although road access from the motorway and towards the city centre will experience some disruptions in the early afternoon "without total closure" , the authorities have therefore drawn up two major zones subject to strict restrictions on access, traffic and parking for the smooth running of this international event.
A security bubble” was drawn in the heart of old Antibes from 12pm to 5pm.
During this window of opportunity, the Remparts sector will be completely closed to all traffic , "whether pedestrian, automobile or two-wheeled" , while the Tourraque sector will become fully pedestrianised with an absolute ban on all means of transport, from cars to scooters, including bicycles and scooters.
Local events and institutions will need to adjust their schedules, starting with the Provençal market, which must finish packing up by 12:30 sharp. "No artisans will be allowed under the market hall during the afternoon ," the City warns. The craft market, however, will be able to reopen at 6:00 pm.
At the same time, the Saint-André bastion, the Curtain wall, the electric shuttles, the little train and the tourist buses will cease all activity from noon.
As for shops and terraces (still from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.), the establishments on Place Mariejol will close, the displays and terraces will disappear on Rue de la Tourraque, on the port part of Cours Masséna and under the market hall, while the restaurant Le Figuier Saint-Esprit will remove its installations on the rampart side and Les Vieux Murs will have to confine itself to its single terrace against the facade.
This all seems pretty drastic.
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