**** Info via Environment Canada
Heat warning in effect
Humidex values reaching 36 are expected.
A prolonged period of very warm and humid weather is expected.
Time span: today, Sunday, and Monday.
Maximum daytime temperatures: 27 to 30 degrees Celsius (Humidex 36 to 38), except cooler along parts of the coast.
Minimum overnight temperatures: near 19 degrees Celsius.
Locations: all except southwestern sections of Nova Scotia.
Remarks: A combination of very warm temperatures and elevated humidity will create very high humidex values over the next several days. Temperatures are forecast to turn cooler over all areas Monday night.
Extreme heat can affect everyone’s health.
Check several times a day on older family, friends and neighbours. Make sure they are cool and drinking water.
Never leave people, particularly children, 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.
Information is provided on the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness website at novascotia.ca/heat-related-illness/.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.
Issued by Environment Canada and the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
Source
https://weather.gc.ca/?province=ns&zoom=6¢er=45.18884343,-63.10533984
