Firefighters were battling a wildfire in the Aude region of southern France as strong winds fueled several fires across the area. The local administration for the Aude area posted on X that weather conditions remained unfavorable due to high winds that could fan the flames, and France's weather office warned that another spell of extreme heat could hit next week. Another wildfire had been brought under control in the Lancon area of southern France.

Accounts differ on the scale of evacuations. Some reports said a fast‑moving wildfire forced around 10,000 people to evacuate, while other reports stated that nearly 3,000 people were evacuated in southwestern/southern France.

According to Al Arabiya, strong winds spread the smell of smoke across the region, including to Marseille airport, where pilots reassured passengers the smell was not from their aircraft. Al Arabiya also reported that health authorities estimate the previous heatwave may have caused around 1,000 excess deaths. Al Jazeera said the wildfire burned more than 1,500 hectares in France, and The Hindu reported the fire scorched about 4,600 hectares in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. Bluesky noted that more than 7,000 wildfires have been recorded in France this year, with 8,700 hectares already destroyed, and that at least 3,700 excess deaths have been recorded in France, Belgium and the Netherlands due to the heatwave. DW reported that firefighters battled several wildfires in southern France. RTE.ie said temperatures of around 30 °C combined with strong wind gusts drove the spread of the fire through dry vegetation and that water‑dumping aircraft were being used to fight the fire, including a Canadair CL‑415 of the French civil security that flew over a wildfire in Pouzols‑Minervois. The New York Times reported a firefighting jet battling the flames in Ille‑sur‑Têt on Monday, and the New York Post noted officials said strong winds on Monday would further fan the blaze.