A heat warning is in effect for Ottawa as temperatures are expected to soar to midsummer highs over the next several days.
Humidex values in the next week could reach as high as 40, Environment Canada warns.
"A hot airmass is expected to affect the area beginning Sunday and persisting into Wednesday. Despite overnight temperatures being lower than warning criteria in some areas, humidex and daytime highs will be very atypical of early September," the warning states. Sunday's forecast is sunny with a high of 30 C and a humidex of 37. Labour Day Monday could see a high of 31 C and the temperature could hit a high of 33 C on Tuesday, when tens of thousands of Ottawa students head back to school.Overnight lows could be between 16 and 21 C over the next several days.
Environment Canada says the passage of a cold front will bring an end to the heat on Wednesday. Thursday's forecast high is 29 C.
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