After a toasty three days, the heat warning in effect for the Grande Prairie area has officially been ended by Environment Canada.
According to Environment Canada, temperatures have cooled off enough in the communities of Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Valleyview, Peace River, Fairview, High Prairie, and Manning to warrant the ending of the days-long heat warning in the area.
Despite the ending in the Grande Prairie region, numerous communities in Alberta are still in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave. The MD of Greenview near Fox Creek, Yellowhead County near Edson, and Woodlands County near Benbow are continuing to experience high temperatures and remain under a heat warning.
Environment Canada suggests that temperatures will be moderate for most of Alberta on Friday; however, some regions, especially in the south of the province such as Lethbridge, are expected to remain warm through the weekend.
Heat warnings are issued when “extreme temperatures” are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illness, and could occur once again later in the summer months.
