Heat warnings in place as humidity blankets Nova Scotia

The next three days are going to be very warm and muggy.

High temperatures Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be in the 28 to 32 C range across most of Nova Scotia with humidex values climbing into the 35-40 range.

Areas closer to the coast will be cooler, but will also be dealing with fog in this very moist and muggy air mass.

Overnights will be uncomfortable for those without air conditioning,with lows around18 to 21 C.

The dew pointis a great way of looking at how uncomfortable it feels.

The dew point is related to the quantity of moisture in the air. The higher the dew point, the more moisturethere is in the air. The more moisture there is in the air, the muggier it feels.

As the muggy metershows, a dew point over 20 is considered oppressivein this neck of the woods and we are looking at very tropical dew points of 20 to 24 through Saturday.This muggy air is typically what you'd experiencein the southern U.S. and Caribbean, and that's where it's originating.

We'll finally see somereliefas a cold front tracks through the province on Sunday, ushering in some much drier and more comfortable air throughout the day. We'll all get a better sleep on Sunday night.

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for most of mainland Nova Scotia and western Cape Breton and though theydon't extend to GuysboroughCounty, Richmond County, Sydney Metro and Cape Breton County, the weather servicesays they will be applied tothose areasThursday afternoon.

Environment Canada issueswarnings when there could be a risk of heat-related illnesses. Itis also reminding people not to leave their pets in parked vehiclesand suggests scheduling outdoor activities for cooler partsof the day.

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