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Toronto under heat warning with ‘the hottest conditions' expected today
Toronto under heat warning with ‘the hottest conditions' expected today

CTV News

timea day ago

  • Climate
  • CTV News

Toronto under heat warning with ‘the hottest conditions' expected today

Toronto residents looking to catch a break from the heat can cool down at hundreds of city spaces, and dozens of outdoor pools. Toronto residents looking to catch a break from the heat can cool down at hundreds of city spaces, and dozens of outdoor pools. More than 500 cool spaces across Toronto, with 57 outdoor pools open Sweltering conditions are making a comeback in Toronto today as humidity sends the temperature soaring to what will feel like 44 today. The city is currently under a heat warning from Environment Canada, which is forecasting a daytime high of 35 C on Thursday. In its advisory, the national weather agency cautions that nighttime lows of 20 to 23 C will provide 'little relief' from the heat. 'The hottest conditions are expected today. While daytime high temperatures will not be as extreme on Friday and into the weekend, nighttime lows are expected to remain warm throughout,' the heat warning read. In addition to the scorching heat, CP24 Meteorologist said strong, possibly 'severe' storms are expected to arrive in Toronto between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. this evening. On Friday, Environment Canada says the mercury will rise to 31 C, feeling closer to 40 when factoring in the humidity. 'Take action to protect yourself and others – extreme heat can affect everyone's health,' the heat alert read. 'Determine if you or others around you are at greater risk of heat illness. Check on older adults, those living alone and other at-risk people in-person or on the phone multiple times a day. Watch for the early signs of heat exhaustion in yourself and others.' Signs of heat illness include headache, nausea, dizziness, and thirst, dark urine. Daytime highs of 27 C and 25 C are in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday respectively.

BREAKING NEWS Jet stream 'bulge' to trigger sweltering heat dome that will bring triple digit temperatures to 85m Americans
BREAKING NEWS Jet stream 'bulge' to trigger sweltering heat dome that will bring triple digit temperatures to 85m Americans

Daily Mail​

time3 days ago

  • Climate
  • Daily Mail​

BREAKING NEWS Jet stream 'bulge' to trigger sweltering heat dome that will bring triple digit temperatures to 85m Americans

A bulge in the jet stream across American skies is set to trigger an extreme heat dome this week - bringing triple-figure temperatures to large swathes of the country. Nearly 85 million Americans, from South Dakota to Texas and North Carolina to Florida, are already experiencing the extreme heat warnings. But the sweltering conditions are expected to intensify this week - bringing temperatures in the high 90s and surpassing 100s in some areas. Dallas and Kansas City are among the densely-populated urban areas where the heat index is expected to go above 100F, causing a drought due to the lack of rainfall. AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Chad Merrill said: 'This has the look of a long-lasting heat wave with limited rainfall. 'Drought will expand through the central Plains by mid-August and worsen in Kansas and Nebraska, where there are already pockets of moderate to extreme drought.' The heat wave could last until the last weekend of July in the Plains and South, before the rising temperatures move westward towards the Rockies. A heat dome is a high-pressure atmospheric system that cause warm air to be pushed to the Earth's surface - often becoming trapped for longer periods of time.

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