The humidex advisory issued for the City of Toronto and surrounding areas has been dropped but an extreme heat alert is still in effect.

The hot and humid air will likely continue to affect the region over the next couple of days, according to Environment Canada.

They have issued a special weather statement for Ontario, warning residents to expect temperatures in the 30s with humidex values in the 40s. Thunderstorm activity is also on the radar for Toronto.

The official arrival of summer was only a couple of days ago but the humid weather affecting southern Ontario is expected to last until the middle of the week.

Toronto Public Health has extended pool hours at some facilities.