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Brace yourself for one more day of blasting heat and humidity before temperatures drop to more seasonable, reasonable levels on Tuesday.
Monday is expected to reach 29 C, with a chance of thundershowers in the afternoon.
But Tuesday, Environment Canada is calling for a high of 24 C, with no humidity, a welcome break from a three-day heat wave of temperatures above 30 C. Sunday’s blistering 33.2 C set a record, beating the high of 31.7 set in 1978. Saturday’s high was 32.2 C, and both days featured high humidity.
Temperatures will start to climb by mid-week, though, and there will be a return of the dreaded humidex. Wednesday’s forecast is a high of 25, while Thursday will be 26 with a humidex of 29, according to the Weather Network.
The hot, humid weather on the weekend forced organizers of Ottawa Race Weekend to adjust race times to help runners avoid the most intense heat. Saturday’s 10K race was moved back by half an hour, while half-marathoners on Sunday morning began 45 minutes early. And the marathon was cut short for late-finishing runners. Shortly after 11 a.m., at around the four-hour mark of the race, officials closed a 10-kilometre stretch of the course. They feared for the safety of slower runners who might be on the course for another hour and 15 minutes, when humidex readings might be as high as 40 C.
Kati Kaubisch cools off in the fountain in Confederation park after finishing the 2K race Saturday as part of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.
But race organizers estimated the total number of people who used the medical tent was actually lower this year. The medical staff at Race Weekend usually see about 250 people in total, said Jon Hooper, Run Ottawa’s medical director, but he estimated the number was down this year. Only three runners were hospitalized over the weekend for heat-related illness, according to Hooper.
Run organizers credited city residents who sprayed the racers with water and offered drinks along the courses. Sunday morning, there was also some cloud cover that helped keep temperatures relatively cool, compared to the blasting heat in the afternoon.
with files from Evelyn Harford
jmiller@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/JacquieAMiller
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Monday is expected to reach 29 C, with a chance of thundershowers in the afternoon.
But Tuesday, Environment Canada is calling for a high of 24 C, with no humidity, a welcome break from a three-day heat wave of temperatures above 30 C. Sunday’s blistering 33.2 C set a record, beating the high of 31.7 set in 1978. Saturday’s high was 32.2 C, and both days featured high humidity.
Temperatures will start to climb by mid-week, though, and there will be a return of the dreaded humidex. Wednesday’s forecast is a high of 25, while Thursday will be 26 with a humidex of 29, according to the Weather Network.
The hot, humid weather on the weekend forced organizers of Ottawa Race Weekend to adjust race times to help runners avoid the most intense heat. Saturday’s 10K race was moved back by half an hour, while half-marathoners on Sunday morning began 45 minutes early. And the marathon was cut short for late-finishing runners. Shortly after 11 a.m., at around the four-hour mark of the race, officials closed a 10-kilometre stretch of the course. They feared for the safety of slower runners who might be on the course for another hour and 15 minutes, when humidex readings might be as high as 40 C.
Kati Kaubisch cools off in the fountain in Confederation park after finishing the 2K race Saturday as part of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.
But race organizers estimated the total number of people who used the medical tent was actually lower this year. The medical staff at Race Weekend usually see about 250 people in total, said Jon Hooper, Run Ottawa’s medical director, but he estimated the number was down this year. Only three runners were hospitalized over the weekend for heat-related illness, according to Hooper.
Run organizers credited city residents who sprayed the racers with water and offered drinks along the courses. Sunday morning, there was also some cloud cover that helped keep temperatures relatively cool, compared to the blasting heat in the afternoon.
with files from Evelyn Harford
jmiller@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/JacquieAMiller
查看原文...
