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Environment Canada warns of another very hot weekend in Montreal area

Published Friday, July 17, 2020 4:17PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, July 18, 2020 10:36AM EDT

Seven-year-old Samuel Bedard from Quebec City runs through a water fountain as he beats the heat during a heatwave in Montreal. (FILE: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

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MONTREAL -- The greater Montreal area needs to brace for yet another heat wave, Environment Canada warned today.

This weekend’s heat is expected to last until Sunday and potentially through Monday. The hottest day is forecast to be Saturday, with humidex values that could go over 40 in parts of southern Quebec.

Daytime highs will be near 30 degrees every day, the forecasters said, and nighttime highs will stay above 20.

The City of Montreal defines a heat wave as three days in a row where the temperature stays at or above 33 degrees on average during the day and doesn’t dip below 20 degrees at night.

With such dark #clouds hanging over us, it’s hard to believe the #sun will make an appearance but skies will clear and we are expecting a sunny finish to this day! ��
Today’s forecast high: 29°
Humidex: 37
⁦@CTVMontreal⁩ pic.twitter.com/as7yhVJwlu
— Lori Graham (@LGrahamCTV) July 17, 2020