Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Humidex values reaching 38 will continue for the next 2 days.

Locations: mainland Nova Scotia.

Time span: persisting into Friday, possibly through the weekend for some counties.

Maximum temperatures: 31 to 33 degrees Celsius (Humidex near 39).
Minimum temperatures: 17 to 20 degrees Celsius.

Remarks: A hot and humid air mass will continue to bring a period of persistently high daytime temperatures and elevated Humidex values. Nighttime lows are also forecast to stay warm, providing little to no relief. Conditions should improve for some northern areas over the weekend, however some counties in the southwest may see warning level temperatures and/or Humidex persist through the weekend and into Monday.

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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.

For more information:
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/how-protect-yourself.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/who-is-at-risk.html

Information is provided on the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness website at https://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 post reports on social media using #NSStorm.