Have your sunscreen handy if you’re heading outside this week because Alberta is expected to get several days of extremely hot weather.
On Tuesday, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Calgary that warned of a heat wave from Wednesday until Friday, with daytime highs expected to range between 28 C to 35 C and overnight lows between 13 C to 18 C.
Later Tuesday, the national weather agency dropped the special weather statement and issued a heat warning, with residents advised to take the following precautions to protect themselves:
- Consider rescheduling outdoor activities to cooler hours of the day
- Take frequent breaks from the heat, spending time in cooled indoor spaces where possible
- Drink plenty of water and other non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated beverages to stay hydrated
- Avoid leave children or pets alone inside vehicles for any length of time
- Monitor for symptoms of heat stroke or heat exhaustion, such as high body temperature, lack of sweat, confusion, fainting, and unconsciousness.
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Heat warnings are issued when two or more days are expected with highs of at least 29 C and lows of at least 14 C and a change in temperature could pose an elevated risk of heat-related illnesses like heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
Could Calgary break a weather record this week?
Calgary is expecting daytime highs of over 30 C on both Wednesday and Thursday.
If the temperature is over 31.1 C on Wednesday or over 32.2 C on Thursday, it means the city will be breaking record highs recorded in 1970 and 1922, respectively.
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