Despite a brief break in the heat Wednesday due to showers, the heat will return on Thursday with humidex values near 40 degrees.
“Despite a brief break in the heat Wednesday due to showers, the heat will return on Thursday with humidex values of near 40. Heat and humidity may persist through Saturday. The nights will remain warm with lows of 18 degrees Celsius or higher.”
Quebec health authorities warn that one’s health can rapidly deteriorate during of extreme heat. The public is advised to protect itself by drinking 6 to 8 glases of water a day, before feeling thirsty, to spend at least spend at least 2 hours a day in an air conditioned or cool place, to limit physical activities and wear light clothes.