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July 12, 2025 Mid Day News

Sarnia News Today

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A prolonged period of extreme heat and humidity continues.

What:
Daytime highs of 29 to 32 degrees Celsius and a humidex of 35 to 40.
Overnight lows of 19 to 23 degrees Celsius, providing little relief from the heat.

When:
Continuing through Thursday.

Additional information:
Southern Ontario will experience hot and humid conditions now through much of next week. The heat is expected to ease some for Sunday and Monday with hotter and more humid conditions returning on Tuesday. A shift in the weather pattern late next week will likely end this multi-day period of heat and humidity Thursday night.

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For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/how-protect-yourself.html https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/who-is-at-risk.html

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

The day will start with partly cloudy through the late morning hours, transitioning to clearing

You can expect clear sky in the morning, with partly cloudy in the afternoon

The day will start with partly cloudy through the late morning hours, transitioning to rain

You can expect rain in the morning, with partly cloudy in the afternoon

<a href="https://lambtonpublichealth.ca/2019-novel-coronavirus/">Lambton Public Health</a> reported four more confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday, as well as two more recoveries.
Since March 25, the local health unit says 376 of the 417 confirmed cases have been deemed resolved.
There are currently 16 known active cases of the virus and no outbreaks in the community.
<a href="https://www.bluewaterhealth.ca/covid-19-novel-coronavirus-information-frequently-asked-questions">Bluewater Health</a> still has one positive patient in hospital.
Wednesday, the Lambton-Kent District School Board updated its COVID-19 advisory page to show <a href="https://blackburnnews.com/sarnia/sarnia-news/2020/12/02/two-covid-cases-reported-sarnias-northern-high-school/">two confirmed cases among the student population at Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School.</a>

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Rogers Centre in Toronto before a game between the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles, August 7, 2024. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca

Cooling off in the heat. Photo by ojos de hojalata. iStock / Getty Images Plus

Pinery Provincial Park beach. June, 2025. Blackburn Media photo by Melanie Irwin.

Flag raising ceremony at the Seaway Centre Parkette in Sarnia. May 31, 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)

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