Orange Warning - Heat

Humidex values reaching 45 will continue.

A multi-day heat event continues for southern Manitoba lasting through to Monday.

Temperatures exceeding 35 degrees are expected Sunday and Monday with humidex values in the mid 40s. Overnight lows will remain high as well, not dropping below 18 degrees.

Daytime high temperatures will drop to the low 30s or high 20s on Tuesday, but will remain at this level through the remainder of the week.

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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.