The expected high for Thursday is a couple of degrees below the norm, at 24 C.
Montrealers can rejoice in a break from heat and storm warnings, at least till the weekend.
The expected high for Thursday is a couple of degrees below the norm, at 24 C. That comes with a humidex of 28 C UV index of 8, or very high. At night, a low of 16 C.
Meanwhile in the U.S.
Another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada, leading to flash floods and water rescues Wednesday in the Ozark Mountains, dropping a tornado that ravaged a community in upstate New York and stranding drivers in high water around Toronto.
The relentless series of storms caused deaths or damage from the Plains to New England this week. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power and air conditioning during days of sweltering heat.
Cities across upstate New York were cleaning up after a storm swept through Tuesday with high winds, spectacular lightning and flying debris that killed one person.
In the small city of Rome, New York, a tornado ripped off roofs, tipped over vehicles and turned several buildings into piles of rubble.
The winds were fierce enough to move a multi-ton tourist attraction, a B-52 bomber displayed at Griffiss Business and Technology Park. A mural of a Revolutionary War figure on horseback — a Rome landmark — was destroyed, along with the building on which it was painted. All that remained was an image of a horse hoof.
More than 140,000 homes and businesses lacked power Wednesday evening in northeastern U.S. states, according to PowerOutage.us. The East Coast from Maine to the Carolinas was warned of weather that could feel hotter than 37.8 C in some places.
A storm helped bring under control a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in New Jersey as it dropped half an inch of rain, the state forest fire service said.
This week’s severe weather struck the Chicago area especially hard. The weather service said it so far has confirmed at least 18 tornadoes in northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana: six on Sunday and 12 during a frightening stretch Monday night.
The larger bunch emerged from a derecho, long-lasting windstorms that began in Iowa and rolled east for hours, according to senior meteorologist Brett Borchardt.
“It’s not unprecedented, but it’s very unusual. When we have a line of storms like that, they’re prolific tornado producers,” he said.
Across the U.S., the storms have led to at least five deaths, including the one in New York. Flooding killed an 88-year-old couple who were in their car near Elsah, Illinois, on Tuesday, and a 76-year-old passenger in a pickup in Rockford, Illinois, on Sunday. A fallen tree killed a 44-year-old woman in Cedar Lake, Indiana, on Monday.
A cold front is forecast to cause scattered showers and thunderstorms in the East over the next few days but will also provide relief from the heat in the eastern and central United States, according to the weather service. However, excessive heat is forecast for parts of the West and Southeast.