A heat warning is in effect across Northwest Saskatchewan, with extreme temperatures expected to continue rising next week. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW)ac

By battlefordsNOW Staff

Extreme temperatures

Northwest Saskatchewan prepares for extreme heat again

Jun 26, 2021 | 8:53 AM

A heat warning is in place for much of the province, with no sign of it being lifted anytime soon.

Northwest Saskatchewan is currently seeing temperatures climb near 30 Celsius and the forecast has high’s in excess of that number throughout next week. Meteorologist Terri Lang said it’s going to get extremely warm by the end of the weekend.

“While it is going to get a lot hotter in Alberta, we will start by Sunday and have a very hot and dry stretch,” she said. “Temperatures starting to climb into low to mid 30s for quite a long go, so I think people are going to start feeling it by next week.”

Both the Battlefords and Meadow Lake areas are predicted to hit a high of 34 C on Monday, with even higher temperatures later in the week. Every day is also expected to be very sunny and next to no chance of precipitation. Lang said this pattern will have a prolonged effect on Western Canada.

“The heat warning is probably going to be in place for a long time, just because of the length we’re seeing this system set up,” she said.

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Lang said this could result in record high’s later in the week, especially in Meadow Lake. However, Lang said that distinction is more for historical data than the actual temperatures.

“Just because the record temperatures are pretty low,” she said. “I think especially for June 30-July 1, the records aren’t even 30.”

Meadow Lake’s forecast for Wednesday is a high of 35 C.

In approaching the coming week, Lang said it’s even more important to pay attention to your body when outside or planning to go outside. Because of the length of this period, it could be hazardous for some spending too much time in the sun.

“Health studies show we can all put up with a day or two of heat, but when it really starts to lengthen out and the overnight lows are really warm, your body doesn’t get the chance to recover,” Lang said. “So, I think we will start to see issues as the heat drags on.”

She added there will be issues from having no rain, especially when it comes to the environment.

“That’s going to have an effect on farmers crops and to the North, we’ll start to see forests dry out,” she said. “It’s going to be an interesting stretch.”

Lang’s advice for families is to continue to take precautions each day.

“If you got to work outside, try and do that in the cooler times of the day, stay hydrated, watch out for kids, pets and elderly folks,” she said. “It’s harder to find air conditioned places with COVID around, so keep that in mind as this drags on.”

Full and partial fire bans remain in place for several municipalities, including in North Battleford.

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