JamesM

Just walked to work and I have to say I have never experienced heat like that. I was in shorts/t-shirt and sandals and I felt for every poor bugger in a suit.

http://livenews.thestar.com/Event/Hot_enough_for_ya

Find live updating news on the heatwave here.

Aviator

So far 14c and raining on the west coast. I like sun, but could not deal with what you guys have. For once I am pleased to have the rain and cloud.

Atlantic Xpat

Balmy 19C and cloudy in St. John's...

Greenhill

My guess is that it was 30ish (humidex) first thing this morning at home (the closest weather station is at the PEI ferry terminal on the strait where it's always a lot cooler, it was 26 there at 7am).

Overbearing heat, bug bites, hurricanes. I don't really mind any of it, but, anyone considering moving here should adopt a realistic impression of these summertime realities...

Aviator

at 1000EDT it was 33c at Lester B. this morning

Souvy

Already 28 here and a humidex of 37. Forecast for this afternoon is 34, with humidex at 46.

I'm not so worried about the heat because I have AC. I am far more concerned about the severe thunderstorm warning. Storms in this neck of the woods are impressive at best and scary at worst. The one that blew through last Sunday evening trashed the Ottawa Blues Festival, put a number of people in hospital and left me without power until the wee hours.

Gremmie

had no rain now for 27 days, all around has had it just not here and 28c-35c daily. Thank god for sprinklers And no bugs.....

Gremmie

And you need power in the wee hours why

Atlantic Xpat

The Mrs and small AX are visiting her sister in Ottawa in a couple of weeks. She's very much hoping that things have cooled down a little by then. I tell her that she'll be OK as her sister & fiancee have just bought a new house with AC and are in that honeymoon period where they think AC is wonderful and haven't seen the hydro bill yet.

Souvy

I didn't. The re-start of the AC slightly suggested that the power might be back.

Souvy

She should be OK. The canicule only seems to last for a week or two. By the time she gets here, the humidity level will probably have dropped a lot.

el_richo

Wait until they see his legal fee's

iaink

It was 28C driving the kid to camp this morning. Usually in the summer I have breakfast on the deck. This morning it was muggy out there at 7, back into the AC for me.

High here is "only" supposed to be 34 today. Earlier in the week it was forecast at 38, with a humidex pushing 50. Humidex today is supposed to be mid 40s. Thats nasty enough for me. We have shut down all the heat producing equipment in the plant today... a bit restrictive when your business is ceramics!

dbd33

Our outside thermometer only goes to 120. The needle is bouncing on the end. I think it's lovely. In a country which is mainly frozen wasteland where, for much of the year, one can only venture outside to unfreeze locks and pipes or to dig a path to the road, one should celebrate the rare good days.

Siouxie

It's 34.9 with a humidex of 49 here in Hamilton - and that's from the weather station on the "mountain" - downtown with the buildings retaining and reflecting the heat, it certainly feels even hotter. That's the highest temperature (at the moment) showing in the area.

http://www.hamiltonweatheronline.net/

For other "real time" weather stations go to: http://www.hamiltonweatheronline.net/wxcown.php

that's me sweating, not crying!

And still rising......

95.4°F
Heat Danger

Feels like:
121°F


35.2°C
Heat Danger

Feels like:
49°C

And it just hit the magic 50 humidex.. wow!

35.3°C
Heat Danger

Feels like:
50°C