Expect hot, humid weather for the next few days, with Environment and Climate Change Canada issuing a heat warning within Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ service area beginning Thursday.
The affected areas include:
- Greater Sudbury and vicinity
- West-Nipissing, French River
- Markstay-Warren, St. Charles
- Espanola and vicinity
Greater Sudbury’s seven-day forecast peaks at 32 C on Friday, with daytime highs expected to drop to 24 C on Monday.
Heat warnings are issued when the forecast hits 29 C or above for two days during the day and 18 C or above at night, or the humidex is 36 or above.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the humidex in Greater Sudbury was 32.
Cautioning that continuous exposure to high levels of heat can lead to dehydration and illness such as heat stroke, Environment and Climate Change Canada offered a number of tips to prevent illness in a release issued Wednesday.
These included such things as checking in on others, especially those who are chronically ill, to make sure they are cool and hydrated, to drink plenty of cool liquids and to plan outdoor activities for cooler parts of the day, among other things.
Signs and symptoms of heat-related illness include dizziness or fainting, nausea or vomiting, headache, rapid breathing and heartbeat, extreme third and decreased urination with unusually dark yellow urine.
