Manigotagan, Manitoba, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

One more day of hot and humid conditions is expected for the Red River Valley including Winnipeg, the Interlake and the Whiteshell.  Daytime maximum temperatures in the low thirties will give humidex values at or near 40 this afternoon into early evening.

Relief is expected by Saturday as a cold front tracks through the province on Friday night.

Along with the heat and humidity, thunderstorms are possible throughout the area today.

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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

For more information on heat and your health: - Visit Manitoba Health at: https://www.manitoba.ca/health/publichealth/environmentalhealth/heat.html. - Call Health Links – Info Santé at 204-788-8200 or toll-free at 1-888-315-9257.

For more information specific to workplaces and heat strain, visit https://www.safemanitoba.com/News/Pages/Heat-Strain-at-Work-with-Dr.-Denise.aspx.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to MBstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #MBStorm.