No new hope for cooler weather these upcoming days

Today we will have a high of 31° at 2 PM and a low of 25 closer to midnight for some almost unbearable sleeping conditions.

This evening the high of 31° will stick around until 7 and we’ll have mainly sunny conditions.

Edmonton has activated their extreme heat response with temperatures expected to go into the 30’s this week

Next few days

Thurs, July 18– 30° and mainly sunny

Fri, July 19- 32° and sunny

Sat, July 20- 32° and sunny

Sun, July 21– 34° and sunny

Mon, July 22-34° and sunny

Tues, July 23-33° and mainly sunny

Wed, July 24– 29° and mainly sunny

For heat health advice, visit: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/heat.aspx.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ABStorm.

Thank you to Matthew Boonstra from Fort Saskatchewan for the great picture!

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