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After a stormy start to Alberta’s summer, very hot conditions are settling in across parts of the province.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued heat warnings early Thursday morning for the southern and east-central regions of the province.
The agency says heat warnings are issued when very high temperature conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illness, like heatstroke or heat exhaustion.
In east-central and southwestern Alberta, daytime conditions are expected to reach 30 C or higher over the next three days, ECCC said.
In the far southeast of the province, a long-duration heatwave continues with daytime high temperatures expected to reach between 34 and 38 C. ECCC said this heat wave is expected to continue for most of next week as well.
In Edmonton, the city said in a statement Thursday morning that it has extended its extreme heat weather response until Sunday.
The city said its heat response is activated when daytime temperatures are forecast to be 29 C or higher for at least three days in a row. The response started on Wednesday morning and was initially expected to end on Saturday before being extended.
As part of the response, the city has installed 29 potable water stations attached to fire hydrants across the city to help vulnerable Edmontonians.