TORONTO – Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Greater Toronto Area with temperatures expected to reach the low 30s on Monday and into Thursday.
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.
The advisory is in effect for the following regions:
- Toronto
- Halton-Peel
- Hamilton
- Niagara
- York-Durham
Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health has also issued a Heat Alert for Toronto on Monday.
When an alert is declared, those who need assistance or have heat-related inquiries may call 311.
Meanwhile, Environment Canada’s heat warning is expected to be extended to much of southwestern Ontario and eastern Ontario later Monday afternoon.
The weather office says warms overnight temperatures will reach a minimum near 20 C.
The public is being advised to watch out for heat related illnesses which include dizziness or fainting, nausea or vomiting, headache, rapid breathing and heartbeat, extreme thirst and decreased urination with unusually dark yellow urine.
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