UPDATE 3:00 PM
A large portion of the northwest is dealing with extreme heat.
Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for communities from Thunder Bay east to the Manitoba boundary, and north as far as Pickle Lake.
Meteorologist Ray Houle says a cold front is forecast to move southward across the region late Monday.
“Areas like Kenora and Thunder Bay should expect the heat warning to last for the next couple of days, but areas like Red Lake and Sioux Lookout, this should be the last day of the heat warning,” he says.
Air quality statements are also in place for several areas including Red Lake, which is dealing with a large number of forest fires.
Houle says the smoke is expected to continue affecting the air quality in the Red Lake area for the forseeable future, and the wind could bring more smoke from fires to the rest of the region.
He notes the weather service could extend the special air quality statement “towards Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, maybe even all the way out to Thunder Bay are for tomorrow,” adding the cold front could clear much of the smoke out on Tuesday.
Environment Canada warns you to watch for the effects of heat illness: swelling, rash, cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and the worsening of some health conditions.
