Early Sunday, Environment Canada issued a rain warning for several sectors from Mauricie to Estrie via Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec.

“The rain will be particularly heavy over the next night and should leave around 50 millimeters of precipitation in the affected regions,” the agency warns, adding: “The soil is relatively close to saturation in places and may therefore only have a low absorption capacity. “ amount of rain.

This can cause both flash floods and lowland flooding.

Heavy rain is also expected in other regions, particularly in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent regions.

Severe thunderstorm warnings also apply to several sections of the Bas-Saint-Laurent.

The heat stays elsewhere

While heat warnings have been lifted in Quebec, the heat wave sweeping most of Canada shows no sign of abating; Heat warnings are in place in six provinces and two territories.

In Atlantic Canada, only Newfoundland and Labrador escaped Environment Canada’s warnings. Temperatures in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are expected to reach close to 30 degrees on Sunday, while the Humidex index is expected to hover around 37 degrees.

Temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius or more are forecast for parts of southern and near-coastal British Columbia through Monday, with highs able to reach 35 degrees in some areas.

Alberta is on a heat warning for most of the province and daily highs are expected to hover around 30 degrees before easing on Monday.

Temperatures similar to those in Lloydminster, which is on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, are expected.

In the north, Yukon communities including Whitehorse, Pelly and Watson Lake are expected to remain above seasonal norms through next week, while in parts of the Northwest Territories daily high temperatures are expected to remain around 30 degrees through next week.

Environment Canada advises that very high temperatures can put people at high risk of heat exhaustion or heat exhaustion, particularly for children, the elderly, and people with pre-existing lung, heart, kidney, or nervous system conditions, mental health problems, or diabetes Work outdoors, as well as those who are socially isolated.