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Hang in there: Sweltering temperatures expected to continue all weekend in southern Manitoba

The sun is beating down on southern Manitoba today as a heat warning remains in effect.

Hot, humid Saturday in store as humidex will make it feel hotter than 40

A person drinking water.
(Bert Savard/CBC)

The sun isbeating down on southernManitoba Saturday as a heat warning is againin effect.

The sweltering temperatures are expected to hit highsin the 33 to 35 Crange withoutfactoring in the humidity, which will make it feel closer to 40this afternoon.

This is thesecond day of hot and humidconditions due to aridge of high pressure, according to CBC meteorologist John Sauder. Those conditions are expected to last throughout the weekend.

It's hot and muggy in Manitoba

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It was a scorching hot day Saturday in Manitoba. The province is the latest to be impacted by a heat wave that's going through some parts of the country. CBC's Austin Grabish has more from Winnipeg.

Environment Canada, whichissued the heat warning,is advisingpeople to drinkplenty of water andtake frequent breaks from the 30-degree conditionsinside cooled buildings.

With the heat likely to continue into the early evening,the Winnipeg Blue Bombers issued their own advisory on Saturday. The CFL team cautioned fans coming to Investors Group Field for their game against the B.C. Lions to stay hydrated, watch for symptoms of heat stroke and wear light, loose-fitting clothing and sunscreen.

The areas in red were under an Environment Canada heat warning as of Saturday morning. (Environment Canada)

To stay hydrated during the game, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., the Bombers saidfans can bring into the stadium sealed plastic water bottles up to one litre or empty water bottles to be filled at fountains in the stadium.

Fans at the game could have more than hot weather to contend with, according to Environment Canada. The muggy conditions may give way to strong thunderstorms later in the day, the weather agency reports.

As of Saturday morning, the Island Lake area wasunder a severe thunderstorm watch.

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