Toronto and the GTA are under a heat warning ahead of what is expected to be the warmest temperatures of 2022.
Environment Canada is calling it a “two-day heat event” for Tuesday through Wednesday, with temperatures expected to reach the low to mid-30s C.
Halton-Peel, York-Durham, Dufferin-Innisfil, Waterloo-Wellington and the City of Hamilton are among the regions under the same heat warning.
“Temperatures [on] Tuesday night and Wednesday night in the low twenties (degrees Celsius) will provide little relief from the heat,” Canada’s weather agency says.
“The risks are greater for young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and people working or exercising outdoors. Never leave people or pets inside a parked vehicle.”
Tuesday, in particular, will be balmy in Toronto, with temperatures expected around the 33 C mark. Environment Canada says it will feel more like 39 C.
CityNews meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai says an upper ridge could bring the hottest air of the year into southern Ontario. Tuesday’s temperatures could break a previous daily heat record of 34.4 C, set in 2012.
On Wednesday, the city could see scattered thunderstorms with a 40 per cent chance of rain. Roughly 10 hours of sun are expected that day, with temperatures reaching a high of 29 C, feeling more like 38 C.
Cooler air and sunny skies are expected to arrive by Thursday, with a predicted high of 25 C. Ramsahai says more sunshine is expected on Friday, with a predicted high of 29 C.
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CityNews missed the weather guarantee of 21 C on Monday, as the temperature hit 25 C at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
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