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A heat event begins today.

What:
Maximum temperatures of 30 to 37 degrees Celsius.
Minimum temperatures of 20 to 24 degrees Celsius.
Humidex values of 38 to 45.

When:
Beginning today and ending either Wednesday evening or Thursday evening.

Additional information:
Tuesday will mark the peak of this heat event. Maximum temperatures on Tuesday near 37 degrees Celsius are expected for some areas over southwestern Ontario, around the Greater Golden Horseshoe and eastern Ontario.

Hot and humid air can also bring deteriorating air quality and can result in the Air Quality Health Index approaching the high-risk category.

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For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/how-protect-yourself.html https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/who-is-at-risk.html

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

There will be partly cloudy until morning, then clearing

Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

You can expect rain in the morning, with partly cloudy in the afternoon

There will be clear sky until morning, then partly cloudy

Lambton OPP was forced to close a section of busy Hwy. 40 as a result of a serious crash involving a tractor trailer and car early Wednesday afternoon.
Police say it happened around 1:30pm, Sarnia firefighters and Lambton EMS also responded.
Police say the female driver of the car was transported to hospital with life threatening injuries.
Police closed Hwy. 40 in both directions between Plank Rd. and McGregor Rd. until around 7:15pm.
Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to call Lambton OPP.

A Crash On Highway 40 Wednesday, June 22, 2016 (Photo Courtesy of OPP)

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Grey Transit Route, Driver Seat bus. Photo courtesy of Grey County

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Man drinking water during heat wave (Image from kieferpix / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images)

(Photo for FIFA World Cup courtesy of efks / Royalty-free / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

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