Heat warning lifted in Ottawa as highs dip below 30 C

People cool off at the newly opened East Wharf Dock on Canada Day in Ottawa amid a heat warning on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman

Ottawa will see a break from the heat and rain this weekend after a long stretch of hotter than average temperatures.

A heat warning issued earlier in the week called for dangerously hot and humid temperatures across eastern Ontario.

The heat wave reached its peak with a high of 33.1 C on Thursday.

Environment Canada’s forecast calls for a high of 26 C on Saturday with the humidity making it feel like 30. It will be partly cloudy tonight becoming clear later in the evening. Low of 14 C.

Sunday calls for a high of 27 C and a humidex of 29. Lows will drop to 16 C overnight.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s forecast calls for temperatures in the high 20s and mostly sunny skies.

Rain could return Thursday with a 40 per cent chance of showers and a high of 28 C.

The average high for this time of year is 26 C, while the average low is 16 C.

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