Heat Warning in effect for:

• Kirkland Lake – Englehart
• New Liskeard – Temagami

Humidex values reaching near 39 are expected.

Heat and humidity will arrive Tuesday over the regions with high temperatures reaching near 30 degrees until Wednesday. Night time lows will also be warm in the 18 to 20 degree range Tuesday and Wednesday nights. There may be temporary relief from the heat due to showers or thunderstorms. The heat will end Thursday with the passage of a cold front.

While heat can put everyone at risk from heat illnesses, health risks are greatest for
– older adults;
– infants and young children;
– people with chronic illnesses such as breathing difficulties, heart conditions or psychiatric illnesses;
– people who work in the heat;
– people who exercise in the heat;
– homeless people; and
– people without access to air conditioning.

Frequently visit neighbours, friends and older family members, especially those who are chronically ill, to make sure that they are cool and hydrated.

Never leave people or pets in your care inside a parked vehicle or in direct sunlight.

Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to storm.ontario@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #ONStorm.