The UK Well being Safety Company ( UKHSA ) and the Met Workplace have issued a yellow heat-health alert ( HHA ) in 6 areas of England.

The areas included within the yellow alert are:

London

South East

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

Yorkshire and the Humber

The alert is presently in place from 12 midday on Friday 7 July to 9am on Sunday 9 July. The Met Workplace has forecast temperatures of 27°C to twenty-eight°C on Friday and round 30°C on Saturday. The forecasted excessive temperatures shall be quick lived, adopted by thunderstorms, but when reached it’s doubtless that there shall be some impacts throughout the well being and social care sector.

Underneath the brand new HHA system launched by UKHSA and the Met Workplace, a yellow alert implies that any impacts doubtless embody the elevated use of well being care providers by susceptible populations and a rise in danger to well being for people aged over 65 years or these with pre-existing well being circumstances, together with respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.

Dr Agostinho Sousa, Head of Excessive Occasions and Well being Safety at UKHSA , stated:

This weekend it’s vital that everybody takes wise precautions whereas having fun with the solar. The forecasted excessive temperatures are anticipated to be quick lived, however may primarily affect these over the age of 65 or these with pre-existing well being circumstances. If in case you have mates, household or neighbours who’re extra susceptible, it is very important verify in on them and guarantee they’re conscious of the forecasts and are following the required recommendation.

Met Workplace Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Harris, stated:

Temperatures shall be on the rise from Friday, with a plume of continental air permitting temperatures to succeed in, and maybe domestically exceed, 30°C in elements of England on Friday and Saturday. As well as, temperatures in a single day will stay excessive, particularly in cities and cities, which is able to make for an uncomfortably heat night time for some. Temperatures are prone to begin to drop from the west on Saturday and extra broadly into Sunday, as showers and thunderstorms sweep north-east throughout the nation.

Earlier

21 June 2023

The UK Well being Safety Company ( UKHSA ) and the Met Workplace have issued a yellow heat-health alert ( HHA ) in 7 areas of England. The alert is presently in place from 9am on Friday 23 June to 9am on Monday 26 June.

The areas included within the yellow alert are:

London

South East

South West

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

Yorkshire and the Humber

Underneath the brand new HHA system launched by UKHSA and the Met Workplace, a yellow alert implies that any impacts embody the elevated use of well being care providers by susceptible populations and a rise in danger to well being for people over the age of 65 or these with pre-existing well being circumstances, together with respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.

Dr Agostinho Sousa, Head of Excessive Occasions and Well being Safety at UKHSA , stated:

This heat-health alert implies that within the coming days we’re prone to expertise one other sustained interval of sizzling climate, so it’s vital that everybody takes wise precautions whereas having fun with the solar. Forecasted temperatures this week may primarily affect these over the age of 65 or these with pre-existing well being circumstances. If in case you have mates, household or neighbours who’re extra susceptible, it is very important verify in on them and guarantee they’re conscious of the forecasts and are following the required recommendation.

Listed below are the methods in which you’ll be able to preserve your self and others secure during times of sizzling climate:

verify on household, mates and neighbours who could also be at increased danger of changing into unwell, and in case you are at increased danger, ask them to do the identical for you

know the signs of warmth exhaustion and heatstroke and what to do when you or another person has them

preserve out of the direct solar on the hottest time of the day, between 11am and 3pm

if you will do a bodily exercise (for instance, train or strolling the canine), plan to do these throughout occasions of the day when it’s cooler such because the morning or night

preserve your house cool by closing home windows and curtains in rooms that face the solar

when you do go outdoors, cowl up with appropriate clothes equivalent to an acceptable hat and sun shades, search shade and apply sunscreen frequently

drink loads of fluids and restrict your alcohol consumption

16 June 2023

As of Friday 16 June, the yellow heat-health alert in place throughout England will now finish at 9am on Saturday 17 June following a danger evaluation between the UK Well being Safety Company ( UKHSA ) and the Met Workplace. The alert had beforehand been issued till 9am on Monday 19 June.

13 June 2023

As of Tuesday 13 June, the HHAs issued by UKHSA have been prolonged till 9am on Monday 19 June.

All areas of England have been positioned beneath a yellow alert for this era. 5 areas had been beforehand beneath an amber alert from Friday 9 June till 9am this morning and have been de-escalated to yellow.

Underneath the brand new HHA system launched by UKHSA and the Met Workplace, a yellow alert implies that anyimpacts embody the elevated use of well being care providers by susceptible populations and a rise in danger to well being for people over the age of 65 or these with pre-existing well being circumstances, together with respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.

9 June 2023

As of Friday 9 June, the Warmth-Well being Alerts issued by the UK Well being Safety Company have been prolonged till 9am on Tuesday 13 June. 5 areas of England are beneath an amber alert, whereas an additional 4 are presently beneath a yellow alert.

8 June 2023

The yellow alert issued yesterday by the UK Well being Safety Company ( UKHSA ) and the Met Workplace has been escalated to an amber alert in 5 areas:

West Midlands

East Midlands

East of England

South East

South West

The choice to maneuver to an amber alert has been made resulting from newest Met Workplace forecasts, which point out there’s a excessive probability that forecasted temperatures shall be reached quickly over the weekend in these areas, whereas we’re additionally prone to see excessive in a single day temperatures. An amber alert signifies that climate impacts are prone to be felt throughout the entire well being service, and at this degree we could start to see some well being impacts throughout the broader inhabitants, not simply probably the most susceptible.

As of at this time, a yellow alert has additionally been issued within the North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber areas of England. London stays at this degree. Each alerts stay in place from 9am on Friday 9 June to 9am on Monday 12 June.

The Met Workplace has additionally issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms in quite a lot of areas from 2pm to 9pm on Saturday.

7 June 2023

First Warmth-Well being Alert of the 12 months issued by UKHSA and the Met Workplace

The UK Well being Safety Company and the Met Workplace have issued the primary heat-health alert of the 12 months, in 6 areas of England.

The areas included within the yellow alert are:

London

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

South East

South West

The alert is presently in place from 9am on Friday 9 June to 9am on Monday 12 June, and if present forecasted temperatures are reached it’s doubtless that there may very well be some impacts throughout the well being and social care sector.

Underneath the brand new HHA system launched by UKHSA and the Met Workplace, a yellow alert implies that any impacts embody the elevated use of well being care providers by susceptible populations and a rise in danger to well being for people over the age of 65 or these with pre-existing well being circumstances, together with respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. There’s additionally the potential for indoor environments, together with well being and care settings, to change into very heat.

Dr Agostinho Sousa, Head of Excessive Occasions and Well being Safety at UKHSA , stated:

Within the coming days we’re prone to expertise our first sustained interval of sizzling climate of the 12 months thus far, so it’s vital that everybody ensures they preserve hydrated and funky whereas having fun with the solar. Forecasted temperatures this week will primarily affect these over the age of 65 or these with pre-existing well being circumstances equivalent to respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. If in case you have mates, household or neighbours who are extra susceptible to the results of sizzling climate, it can be crucial you verify in on them and guarantee they’re conscious of the forecasts and are following the required recommendation.

Listed below are the methods in which you’ll be able to preserve your self and others secure during times of sizzling climate:

verify on household, mates and neighbours who could also be at increased danger of changing into unwell, and in case you are at increased danger, ask them to do the identical for you

know the signs of warmth exhaustion and heatstroke and what to do when you or another person has them

preserve out of the solar on the hottest time of the day, between 11am and 3pm

if you will do a bodily exercise (for instance, train or strolling the canine), plan to do these throughout occasions of the day when it’s cooler such because the morning or night

preserve your house cool by closing home windows and curtains in rooms that face the solar

when you do go outdoors, cowl up with appropriate clothes equivalent to an acceptable hat and sun shades, search shade and apply sunscreen frequently

drink loads of fluids and restrict your alcohol consumption

Dan Harris, Deputy Chief Meteorologist on the Met Workplace, stated:

Temperatures will rise later this week and into the weekend, with a plume of heat air being drawn in from the south. Temperatures over the weekend may peak round 30°C in some elements of England and stay nicely above common in a single day by means of the weekend. Coupled with the rise in temperatures is a rise within the probability of some probably heavy and thundery showers, which may deliver some localised disruption for some from late on Friday and into the weekend, although it isn’t doable to be definitive about actual particulars this removed from the potential occasion.

Additional info

As a part of the launch of the Opposed Climate and Well being Plan, UKHSA has up to date its steerage on staying secure in sizzling climate.

In the beginning of June, our new HHA system in partnershipwith the Met Workplace went stay. Keep throughout the alerts which have been issued in your area.

Learn the UKHSA weblog submit on staying secure during times of maximum climate.

For extra info on the frequent indicators and signs of warmth exhaustion and heatstroke, go to NHS.UK.

The Met Workplace has printed recommendation on how you can plan for the warmth.