Global Courant
A cold front moving through Ontario is expected to provide relief today after a multi-day heat wave, but the hot and humid weather is expected to linger over Quebec through the weekend.
Environment Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder says the cold front is expected to lead to near-normal temperatures in the coming days.
An updated heat warning issued Friday morning for southern Quebec says a hot and humid air mass will linger over the province until Sunday, making it feel like about 35 degrees Celsius during the day and providing little relief at night.
The heat wave was expected to last through Friday in eastern Ontario, but the weather bureau has lifted warnings in the rest of the province.
Areas further east will have to wait for relief as parts of Atlantic Canada from New Brunswick to Nova Scotia remain under heat warnings that will continue today and last into the weekend in some areas.
The heat may last longer in British Columbia, where heat warnings remain in place for inland parts of the north to central coast and in the Fraser Canyon area east of Vancouver. Maximums between 30 and 35 C are expected during the day until Sunday.
The warnings spanned much of the Northwest Territories, with communities as far north as Inuvik predicting temperatures around 30 degrees. A special weather report for large parts of the Yukon called for temperatures of around 20 degrees.
Due to wildfires, special air quality statements are in effect in the northern parts of BC, Alberta and Quebec.
A woman walks her dogs to cool them off in the waters of the Ottawa River in the Ottawa suburb of Constance Bay on Tuesday, July 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
