After the heat wave, rain should fall on Quebec in the coming days.
Early Sunday, Environment Canada issued a rain warning for several sectors ranging from Mauricie to Estrie via Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec.
“The rain will be particularly heavy next night and should leave about 50 millimeters on the regions concerned”, warns the agency, which adds that “the ground is in places relatively close to the saturation level and could therefore have a low capacity to absorb this amount of rain.
This can cause flash flooding as well as lowland flooding.
Other regions should also receive a lot of rain, notably the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent.
Severe thunderstorm warnings are also in effect for several sectors of the Bas-Saint-Laurent.
The heat lingers elsewhere
While heat warnings have been lifted in Quebec, the heat wave gripping most of Canada shows no signs of letting up, with heat alerts in place in six provinces and two territories.
In Atlantic Canada, only Newfoundland and Labrador escaped Environment Canada’s alerts. Temperatures are expected to reach near 30 degrees on Sunday in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, while the Humidex index is expected to be around 37 degrees.
Temperatures are forecast to be near 30 degrees Celsius or higher through Monday for parts of southern and coastal British Columbia, with highs reaching 35 degrees in some areas.
In Alberta, most of the province is under a heat warning and daytime highs are expected to hover around 30 degrees before easing on Monday.
Temperatures are expected to be similar to Lloydminster, which is located on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
In the North, Yukon communities including Whitehorse, Pelly and Watson Lake are expected to remain above seasonal norms through next week, while in parts of the Northwest Territories daily maximum temperatures are expected stay close to 30 degrees until next week.
Environment Canada advises that very high temperatures can cause a high risk of heat stroke or heat exhaustion, especially for children, the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions of the lungs, heart, kidneys or nervous system, mental health problems or diabetes, people who work outdoors as well as those who are socially isolated.