It could feel like 41 in the Toronto area today and a senior climatologist with Environment Canada is warning that the conditions will likely become even more unbearable later this week due to a weather phenomenon known as a “heat dome.”
Dave Phillips made the comment to CP24 as he discussed a heat wave that could see temperatures top 30 C for the next four days.
The agency warned that daytime highs will be between 30 to 35 degrees for most of the week, with overnight lows of 20 to 23 degrees that could still feel between 26 and 30 with the humidity. “The heat dome is always worse at the end than the beginning. At the beginning the body is fairly resilient. We can handle one day, even people who have health related issues. But towards the end the body wears down. You can’t take it morning, noon and night and then you add to that the humidity and the air pollution. You can’t breathe.”
People are being advised to reduce or avoid strenuous physical activity outdoors where possible, and to stay hydrated.
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