It's hot. In case you didn't notice (4 p.m. weather update)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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4 p.m. update

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - MANITOULIN - BLIND RIVER - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT AND HUMID IN NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH HIGH HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES PEAKING NEAR 30 CELSIUS.

HUMIDEX VALUES WILL LOWER AFTER TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP LATE THIS EVENING.

THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK EARLY THURSDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS, SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT WWW.WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA.

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