WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Heat warning in effect for:
• Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
• Kirkland Lake - Englehart
• Temiskaming Shores - Temagami
• Kapuskasing - Hearst - Smooth Rock Falls
• Chapleau - Missinaibi Lake
• Gogama - Foleyet
• White River - Dubreuilville
Temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 18 degrees Celsius are expected for the next 3 days.
Heat event beginning Tuesday.
Maximum temperatures: 29 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Minimum temperatures: 16 to 18 degrees Celsius.
Timing: Tuesday to Thursday or possibly Friday evening.
Extreme heat affects everyone.
The risks are greater for young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and people working or exercising outdoors.
Drink plenty of water even before you feel thirsty and stay in a cool place.
Never leave people or pets inside a parked vehicle.
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 [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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