No respite Tuesday: the heat wave continues in the eastern country

The stifling heat that has raised a good part of the eastern country for a few days will be there on Tuesday.

On the map available on the Environment Canada site, southern Ontario, southern Quebec and a good part of the Atlantic provinces are covered with red, reporting that a heat warning is in force.

For southern Quebec, maximum temperatures oscillating between 30 and 34 degrees Celsius are once again expected. To this will be added a high humidity level, which will generate humidx values of almost 40.

An improvement in the conditions will start during the day on Wednesday. More seasonal maximum temperatures and a drop in humidity are expected on Thursday.

The heat and humidity will also be felt in Ontario and in the Atlantic provinces on Tuesday. There too, the conditions should improve on Wednesday, but some parts of Newfoundland may have to wait until Thursday or Friday.

In southern British Columbia, where warnings cover most of Vancouver Island and extend to North Thompson and South Okanagan, the heat wave could end on Tuesday.

Consequences

The prolonged heat wave, combined with drought,, however, begins to have impacts.

In Montreal, residents of certain sectors are subject to a watering prohibition due to the poor quality of water from the Prairies River, generated by a drop in water level.

As a result, the treatment chain to produce drinking water is greatly requested. However, the quality of the water produced at the factory is maintained according to standards of excellence. The quality of the tap water remains excellentassured the city of Montreal in a press release.

The sectors affected by this watering ban are the district of Pierrefonds-Roxboro and the cities of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Senneville and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

Environment Canada recommends that people limit the time they spend outside and monitor signs of exhaustion due to heat under these conditions.