Huomenta, Montreal! (‘Good morning’ in Finnish!)
This Thursday will bring a little less heat than yesterday, but crank the humidity. It will be mostly cloudy, with a 40 per cent change of showers late in the morning, rolling over into the afternoon. Expect a high of 27 C, with a humidex of 32, which spells out some noticeable discomfort.
The UV index will be 6 — less than yesterday, but still enough to be sure to protect yourself by hanging out in the shade.
The evening will be clear with a low of 19 C.
So, what’s going on today?
The PGA Championship golf tournament begins in Springfield, N.J.
Nathan Lane hosts Just for Laughs’ Showstopper gala at Place des Arts.
The Impact’s Didier Drogba, Ignacio Piatti and Laurent Ciman join the Major League Soccer all-stars in a match against English side Arsenal in the MLS All-Star Game in San Jose, Calif., at 7:30 p.m.
Sugar Sammy performs his You’re Gonna Rire bilingual standup show one final time, for free, at Place des Festivals at 9 p.m.
Louis C.K. performs a sold-out show at the Maison symphonique as part of the Just for Laughs festival.
Did you know: on this day in 1932, White Zombie, generally considered the first feature-length zombie movie premiered in the U.S.
Photo of the Day:
Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal to us via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. See them all appear at montrealgazette.com/thismtl and we’ll feature one per day right here on Montreal This Morning. This snap of beautiful blooms at the Atwater Market was posted via Instagram by @Maria2980
Quote of the Day
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
— Mark Twain
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