ONTARIO — Environment Canada issued a heat warning on Sunday, Aug. 5 at 10:30 a.m. for the following areas:
Cornwall – Lancaster
Maxville – Alexandria
Morrisburg – Long Sault
Winchester – Newington
Humidex values are expected to reach 40 Celsius and continue through Monday during the daytime. Overnight minimum temperatures will only fall to near 20 degrees.
A cold front is expected to move through the area on Tuesday, bringing an end to this heat event.
Extreme heat affects everyone differently.
Never leave people or pets inside a parked vehicle.
Heat alerts are issued when high humidity or temperature conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illness, such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
