Highest temperature in Paris on August 6?

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Market context

Paris is set up for a fairly ordinary late-summer high, with the most recent forecasts clustering around 25-26°C rather than anything extreme. Météo-France’s outlook, as reported by Sortir à Paris, points to mostly sunny skies on 6 August with an afternoon maximum near 26°C, while other forecast services place the day’s high in roughly the same band. [9][3][4]

That makes the current 0% YES on any higher-temperature bucket look more like a pricing artefact than a reading of the weather itself: August in Paris typically produces highs in the mid-20s Celsius, and the current forecast sits close to that seasonal norm. Comparable forecast pages also show a relatively narrow spread for the day, which matters because even a one-degree swing can move the market if the resolution band is tight. [6][10][18]

For traders, the key catalysts are the morning forecast updates, any late-day convective showers, and whether Paris stays under weak westerly flow rather than a hotter southerly push. Sortir à Paris notes that showers or thunderstorms remain possible if conditions evolve, and those short-range adjustments are the main route to a surprise one-degree overshoot or undershoot before the settlement window closes. [9][1]

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Methodology

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Resolution & payout

Sports markets typically settle on official final-whistle plus league confirmation. Polymarket uses UMA Optimistic Oracle with a source URL per contract — usually official league data feeds or ESPN/Soccerway. Two-hour dispute window, then smart-contract payout in USDC.

FAQ

Are prediction markets better than sports betting?

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What are live sports odds on Polymarket?

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How fast do sports winnings settle?

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What's the difference between match odds and outright odds?

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