Hot and humid weather will return to Bancroft and area on Thursday

Make sure you drink plenty of water and lather on the sunscreen.

After a break, the hot and sticky weather we saw over the past few weeks is set to return with Environment Canada calling for a high of 32 degrees in Bancroft and area on Thursday.

It will feel more like 40 degrees with the humidex.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Steven Flisfeder tells Vista Radio that the rest of the summer is expected to bring above average conditions but it remains to be seen how that will play out.

“Whether or not that means we’ll get similar type of heat events with either a long duration or very high temperatures is not something that we can predict ahead of time.”

Flisfeder adds it will take more research to determine how this summer’s weather compares to the past few years.

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