If you draw a line across Saskatchewan north of Meadow Lake across to Nipawin and then to the Manitoba border, everything north is under an Air Quality Advisory due to wildfire smoke and everything south is under a heat warning, in some places Thursday morning there was also a fog advisory.

Environment Canada says one final day of extreme heat is expected for southern Saskatchewan. Daytime high temperatures will reach 32 degrees Celsius and above once again Thursday. Humidity will also be noticeable, with humidex values likely exceeding 38. A slow-moving ridge of high pressure has been responsible for the extreme heat in Saskatchewan. A reprieve from the heat will begin as a cold front passes through the province Thursday night. Cooler temperatures will arrive Friday.

Four new daytime high temperatures were set in Saskatchewan Wednesday including Assiniboia, Elbow, Lucky Lake and in Coronach the community not only set a new record daytime high but was the hotspot in the country.

Environment Canada reports the following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record
on July 24, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):

ASSINIBOIA AREA (Assiniboia Airport)
New record of 40.0
Old record of 38.3 set in 2023
Records in this area have been kept since 1965

CORONACH AREA (Coronach SPC)
New record of 41.2
Old record of 41.0 set in 2007
Records in this area have been kept since 1961

ELBOW AREA (Elbow CS)
Tied record of 36.7 set in 1959
Records in this area have been kept since 1955

LUCKY LAKE AREA (Lucky Lake)
New record of 37.2
Old record of 36.8 set in 2023
Records in this area have been kept since 1972