MONTREAL – With the temperature in Montreal expected to soar Friday to highs of 32°C, it’s going to be hot and humid – but not quite a heatwave.
“It’s close to a heatwave,” said Andre Trentin, a spokesperson for Environment Canada. “It won’t quite meet the definition of a heatwave, but it will be close.”
With the added humidity, Montrealers can expect temperatures to feel more like 38°C to 40°C.
At 32°C, the temperature is almost 10 degrees higher than the average maximum at this time of 21.4°C and nearly hits the record high for May 30 – which was at 31.5°C in 1978.
The erratic weather – from cold, to hot, rainy and foggy – can take a toll on our health. Rising temperatures and muggy, humid days, tamper with our heart rate, breathing and even our patience.
Find out more how extreme heat affects the body
The other things to consider during the hot weather are the UV index and the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).
Friday’s UV index will be 7 – considered high and the AQHI is expected to be at 3.
At this level, Environment Canada encourages people to continue with outdoor activities, but asks us to remember that the higher the Air Quality Health Index, the more likely people with respiratory or cardiac problems are to feel adverse effects from air pollution.
So remember to keep drink plenty of fluids, limit strenuous activity (especially outside) and protect yourself from the sun.
Listen to a report from Environment Canada on Montreal’s humidity here:
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