WWCN13 CWWG 031342

HEAT WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN

AT 7:42 A.M. CST THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025.

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HEAT WARNING FOR:

      MOOSE JAW - PENSE - CENTRAL BUTTE - CRAIK

      ASSINIBOIA - GRAVELBOURG - CORONACH

      SWIFT CURRENT - HERBERT - CABRI - KYLE - LUCKY LAKE

      SHAUNAVON - MAPLE CREEK - VAL MARIE - CYPRESS HILLS.



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==DISCUSSION==



TEMPERATURES REACHING 32 DEGREES CELSIUS COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT 

LOWS NEAR 16 DEGREES CELSIUS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS.



A COLD FRONT CROSSING SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN THURSDAY NIGHT WILL 

BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RELIEF FROM THE EXCESSIVELY HOT 

WEATHER.



TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS - EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT 

EVERYONE'S HEALTH. DETERMINE IF YOU OR OTHERS AROUND YOU ARE AT 

GREATER RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS. CHECK ON OLDER ADULTS, THOSE LIVING 

ALONE AND OTHER AT-RISK PEOPLE IN-PERSON OR ON THE PHONE MULTIPLE 

TIMES A DAY. 



WATCH FOR THE EARLY SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS. 

SIGNS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, THIRST, DARK URINE 

AND INTENSE FATIGUE. STOP YOUR ACTIVITY AND DRINK WATER. 



HEAT STROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY(EXCLAMATION MARK) CALL 9-1-1 OR 

YOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH PROVIDER IF YOU, OR SOMEONE AROUND YOU, IS 

SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN INCLUDE RED AND HOT SKIN, 

DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, CONFUSION AND CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS. WHILE YOU 

WAIT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, TRY TO COOL THE PERSON BY MOVING THEM TO 

A COOL PLACE, REMOVING EXTRA CLOTHING, APPLYING COLD WATER OR ICE 

PACKS AROUND THE BODY. 



DRINK WATER OFTEN AND BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY TO REPLACE FLUIDS. 



CLOSE BLINDS, OR SHADES AND OPEN WINDOWS IF OUTSIDE IS COOLER THAN 

INSIDE. 



TURN ON AIR CONDITIONING, USE A FAN, OR MOVE TO A COOLER AREA OF 

YOUR LIVING SPACE. IF YOUR LIVING SPACE IS HOT, MOVE TO A COOL 

PUBLIC SPACE SUCH AS A COOLING CENTRE, COMMUNITY CENTRE, LIBRARY OR 

SHADED PARK. 



FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR REGION'S PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY. 



PLAN AND SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST PARTS OF THE 

DAY. 



LIMIT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND HEAT. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT, 

LIGHT-COLOURED, LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT. 



NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, OR PETS INSIDE A PARKED 

VEHICLE. CHECK THE VEHICLE BEFORE LOCKING TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS 

LEFT BEHIND. 



HEAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY 

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE AN ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT ILLNESSES, 

SUCH AS HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION. 



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 CALL HEALTHLINE 811 FOR ADVICE ON HEALTH RISKS, SYMPTOMS AND 

PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)SKSTORM.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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