WWCN11 CWHX 141341
HEAT WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
AT 10:41 A.M. ADT SUNDAY 14 JULY 2024.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
      HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
      HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
      LUNENBURG COUNTY
      QUEENS COUNTY
      ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
      KINGS COUNTY
      HANTS COUNTY
      COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
      COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
      CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
      CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
      COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
      PICTOU COUNTY
      ANTIGONISH COUNTY
      GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY
      SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
      RICHMOND COUNTY
      INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
      INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
      VICTORIA COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==

VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. 

TIME SPAN: CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

LOCATIONS: ALL OF NOVA SCOTIA(SEMICOLON) EXCEPT DIGBY, YARMOUTH AND 
SHELBURNE COUNTIES. 

MAXIMUM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES : NEAR 28 TO 31 DEGREES CELSIUS 
(HUMIDEX 36 TO 39). 
MINIMUM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES: NEAR 17 TO 20 DEGREES CELSIUS. 

REMARKS: A PERIOD OF VERY WARM AND HUMID WEATHER HAS ONCE AGAIN 
SETTLED OVER THE PROVINCE. CURRENTLY, WARNING CONDITIONS ARE NOT 
EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE PROVINCE. TEMPERATURES 
AND HUMIDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON. 

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ACROSS THE PROVINCE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT EVERYONE'S HEALTH. 

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER REGULARLY, EVEN BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY TO 
DECREASE YOUR RISK OF DEHYDRATION. THIRST IS NOT A GOOD INDICATOR OF 
DEHYDRATION. 

REDUCE YOUR HEAT RISK. SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE 
COOLEST PARTS OF THE DAY. 

NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, OR PETS INSIDE A PARKED 
VEHICLE. 

HEAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY 
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE AN ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT ILLNESSES, 
SUCH AS HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION. 

INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
WELLNESS WEBSITE AT HTTPS://NOVASCOTIA.CA/HEAT-RELATED-ILLNESS/. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NSSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

END/ASPC