

Chris Kitching, CP24.com





The City of Toronto upgraded its heat alert to an extreme heat alert Tuesday and opened its cooling centres for people who are looking to escape the heat.

Toronto’s hot spell continues Tuesday with a high of 33 C, but it will feel more like 40 to 42 with the humidity, said CP24 meteorologist Bill Coulter.

In addition to an extreme heat alert, Toronto is also under a humidex advisory previously issued by Environment Canada.

Temperatures in the low 30s are expected to continue until Saturday, and the GTA may get some rain and possibly thunderstorms before then.

The following cooling centres are open to the public until the extreme heat alert is cancelled:

Centennial Recreation Centre, 1967 Ellesmere Rd. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

Driftwood Community Centre, 4401 Jane St. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

McGregor Community Centre, 2231 Lawrence Ave. E. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

Metro Hall, 55 John St. (open 24 hours)

North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

The city says people can also visit air-conditioned shopping centres or libraries.

These pools are open until 11:45 p.m.:

Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool, 779 Crawford Ave.

Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool, 275 Bathurst St.

Cummer Park Indoor Pool, 6000 Leslie St.

Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool, 1369 St. Clair Ave. W.

McGregor Park Outdoor Pool, 2231 Lawrence Ave. E.

Monarch Park Outdoor Pool, 115 Felstead Ave.

Smithfield Outdoor Pool, 175 Mount Olive Dr.

Sunnyside-Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool, 1755 Lake Shore Blvd. W.

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