Yellow Warning - Heat

Humidex values reaching 36 are expected.

Locations: Prince Edward Island.

Time span: Thursday and Friday.

Maximum temperature Thursday: 29 degrees Celsius (Humidex: near 36). Minimum temperature Thursday night: 18 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperature Friday: 28 degrees Celsius (Humidex: near 36).

Remarks: A very warm and increasingly humid air mass is forecast. Nighttime lows are also forecast to stay warm, providing little to no relief away from the immediate coast.

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