Severe thunderstorm watch ended for Ottawa area

Environment Canada has ended a severe thunderstorm watch for Ottawa.

A heat warning also remains in place for areas along the Ontario side of the Ottawa River, as well as Gatineau, and should last all day before ending on Tuesday.

It was 27C at the Ottawa airport around noon on Monday with a humidex of 33,en route to a high of 32 C that could feel as high as 39 with the humidity.

Monday more stifling than weekend

Sunday's peaks were 29 C and 36;Monday could feel more stifling than any point over the weekend, though not to the point of the previous weekend.

Ottawa's hottestJuly 29 on record was 33.3 C 70 years ago in 1949, so that record has a chance of falling today.

The low tonight is a sweaty 22 C.

The Kingston area will be just about as scorching on Monday, without the chance of afternoon showers or lightning though they may still come around this evening.

Tuesday brings a 60 per cent chance of showers starting late in the morning with a high 26 C and humidity making it feel like 34.