It was a record-breaking temperature day on Monday however the warmth and humidity aren’t letting up as Toronto enters its fifth day underneath a warmth warning.
Monday noticed the mercury climb to 32.3 C at Pearson Airport, breaking final 12 months’s report of 31.7 C — in addition to one from 1949.
The 680 NEWS assured excessive for Tuesday is 31 C however with the humidity it’ll really feel nearer to 40.
680 NEWS meteorologist Jill Taylor says it possible received’t be a record-breaking day, however famous it is going to be the sixth day in a row of temperatures at or above 30 C in Toronto.
Together with the warmth points, Taylor says it’s been a very dry August.
“We’ve solely had 24.2 millimeters of rain recorded at Toronto Pearson to date for the month of August, most of it fall on sooner or later on August 7 after we acquired 20.4 millimeters of rain,” Taylor defined.
“We could get some scattered showers or thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, after which the opportunity of some scattered showers and thunderstorms for Thursday morning.”
These hoping for some aid must wait somewhat longer. The new climate is predicted to interrupt on Friday the place the excessive is barely forecasted to be 23 C.
Nevertheless, Taylor says we’re anticipated to leap proper again into the warmth and humidity for the remainder of the weekend.
