Heat warnings issued for all of P.E.I. as Cavendish Beach Music Festival kicks off

With a major outdoor music festival taking placein the Cavendish area over the next three days, Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for all three counties of P.E.I.

The warnings were posted around 4 p.m.AT Thursday, as thousand of fans began to flock into Cavendish Beach Music Festival grounds.

"Temperatures reaching 28 C combined with overnight lows near 18 C are expected for the next day," Environment Canada said. "A period of very warm and humid weather is expected."

Friday will reach 29 degrees feeling like 36 though it will be a little cooler near the coast. Saturday's highs are only forecast to be a degree cooler.

"Mother Nature is turning up the heat here on P.E.I.," said CBC meteorologist Jay Scotland.

"With overnight temperatures barely dipping below the 20-degree mark, there will be little relief for Islanders at night.... Warm summer days can be a lot of fun, but please pay attention to your body for potential signs of heat exhaustion this weekend."