Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Excessive Heat Warning Issued For New Brunswick

3:38 PM ADT Tuesday 16 June 2020
Heat Warning in effect for:

Fredericton and Southern York County
Temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 18 degrees Celsius are expected for the next 3 days.

An extended period of very warm to hot weather is expected.

Time span: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and possibly Saturday.

Maximum daytime temperatures: 30 to 34 degrees Celsius, except cooler along parts of the coast.

Minimum overnight temperatures: 18 to 20 degrees Celsius.

Locations: New Brunswick.

Remarks: Very high temperatures will dominate over New Brunswick for the next several days. The warmest conditions are expected to occur over most areas on Thursday and Friday.

Extreme heat affects everyone.

Reduce your heat risk. Schedule outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day.

Never leave people 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.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NBstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #NBStorm.