Yellow Heat Warning Issued for Kings County, Nova Scotia
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A yellow warning for heat is in effect for Kings County in mainland Nova Scotia, with high temperatures and humidity expected starting Wednesday afternoon.
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- Record type
- Heat Warning
- Affected area
- mainland Nova Scotia
- Issued
- August 4, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
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Alert Details
Yellow warning - heat - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-04T18:34:53-00:00, expires 2026-08-05T10:34:53-00:00.
Affected Areas
Kings County, mainland Nova Scotia.
What You Should Do
Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
Expected Conditions
Maximum temperatures near 32 degrees Celsius (Humidex 38). Minimum temperatures near 18 degrees Celsius. A hot and humid air mass is expected to move into the region Wednesday afternoon, bringing persistently high daytime temperatures and elevated Humidex values. Nighttime lows are forecast to stay warm.
Timeline
Beginning Wednesday afternoon and persisting into Friday, possibly into the weekend for some counties. Conditions should improve for some areas over the weekend, however some counties may see warning level temperatures and or Humidex persist.
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