Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Hot and humid weather continues.

Locations: central Labrador and the coast from Postville-Makkovik to Lodge Bay.

Time span: ending Thursday evening in parts of southeastern Labrador and ending tonight elsewhere.

Maximum temperatures today: 31 to 33 degrees Celsius (Humidex 38 to 41).

Minimum overnight temperatures tonight: 18 to 22 degrees Celsius.

Maximum temperatures Thursday: 23 to 28 degrees Celsius, warmest in the southeast.

Remarks: Much of the region will remain under a hot air mass today. A moderating trend will begin tonight or Thursday with increasing cloud cover and possible showers, though temperatures may stay warm enough over parts of the southeast to warrant a continuation of the heat warning until Thursday night.

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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

Please call HealthLine 811 for advice on health risks, symptoms and precautions associated with heat.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NLwx.