WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
********************************
Heat warning in effect for:
• Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
• Innisfil - New Tecumseth - Angus
• Orangeville - Grand Valley - Southern Dufferin County
• Shelburne - Mansfield - Northern Dufferin County
Heat and humidity expected today and Wednesday.
Daytime maximum temperatures: 30 to 32 degrees Celsius, with humidex values 37 to 42.
Nighttime minimum temperatures: 18 to 21 degrees Celsius.
Hot and humid air can also bring deteriorating air quality and can cause the Air Quality Health Index to approach the high risk category.
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.
Watch for the effects of heat illness: swelling, rash, cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and the worsening of some health conditions.
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.
********************************
