By Eric Leister, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
The semifinals of the 2019 Women's World Cup has been set, and four teams remain in the quest to be crowned the best in the world.
A record-setting heat wave has made major news across France over the past week, and relief from that heat will arrive just in time for the semifinal matches which are set to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Both matches will take place at Stade de Lyon, where temperatures peaked near 38 C (100 F) on multiple days last week.
United States' Megan Rapinoe, left, on her way to scoring her side's second goal during the Women's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and the United States at the Parc des Princes, in Paris, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The first semifinal match is set for Tuesday between England and the United States. The start time is 9:00 p.m. local time.
A cold front pressing southward across France from Monday into Tuesday will erase the heat in Lyon and act as a trigger for thunderstorm development.
These thunderstorms will arrive Monday night and linger into Tuesday.
Thunderstorms will be most likely from Monday night into Tuesday morning; however, an isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Temperatures will fall from an afternoon high of 29 C (84 F) to 25 C (77 F) by the start of the match and continue to fall as the evening progresses.
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Wednesday's semifinal match between Netherlands and Sweden will also take place at 9:00 p.m., local time.
Similar temperatures are expected for the match along with the slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm.
Heavy rainfall is possible in any thunderstorm and may result in travel disruptions for fans attempting to view the matches in person or take in other World Cup festivities in Lyon.
The third place playoff will take place on Saturday in Nice amid dry and seasonably warm weather.
The final is scheduled for Sunday in Lyon, and heat may become an issue in this match.
A temperature near 32 C (90 F) will be possible for the start of the match at 5:00 p.m., local time before temperatures fall slowly through the evening hours.
Such heat may trigger required water breaks, which are allowed by FIFA rules any time after 30 minutes into a game played in extreme heat.
The threshold for extreme heat has been set at 32 C (89.6 F) on the wet-bulb globe temperature index. The wet-bulb globe temperature index is calculated using a combination of temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover.
Those same components are part of the equation used to calculate the AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature.
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