Return of the smoke

It is looking a little smoky out there as it is one pretty challenging wildfire season so far.

Today we will have a high of 34° at 4 PM and a low of 24 closer to midnight, calling for yet another sweaty night.

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

For the next 4 to 6 days, daytime highs will be between 28 and 36 degrees Celsius and overnight lows will range from 12 to 20 degrees Celsius.

Next few days

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

Thurs, July 25- 29° and mainly sunny

Fri, July 26– 25° and mainly sunny with some cloudy periods

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.

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