Hot, humid weather in store for P.E.I. this weekend and into next week

It's shaping up to be a scorching weekon P.E.I.

Temperatures across the Island are expected to rise to29C on Monday and hover above 25C into late next week.

As a result, Environment Canada issueda special weather statement for Prince Edward Islandon Saturday.

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"A warm and humid air mass will gradually settle over the Maritimes this weekend and persist into next week," the national weather service said.

"This air mass will bring very warm temperatures and elevated humidex values to Prince Edward Island beginning on Monday."

The same weather statementwasissued across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as well. TheMaritimes isn't the only region heating up this Canada Day weekend.Southern Ontario and parts of Quebec are also under heat warnings.

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