It's been a week of record-breaking temperatures, with Paris and numerous other northern towns and cities recording their highest temperatures ever on Thursday. READ ALSOFrench weather forecaster Météo France is predicting storms across the north and east of the country on Friday, with only south-east France set to remain sunny. Seven départements are currently on orange alert for storms, while another 21 remain on orange alert for high temperatures. Moving into Saturday, the storms are largely travelling east before dispersing on Sunday to leave a pleasant combination of sunshine and cloud for most of the country. The heatwave saw records for the all-time highest temperatures tumbling across northern France.

Source: The Local July 26, 2019 10:07 UTC