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Amber cold health alert issued for North East and West, and Yorkshire and the Humber. Yellow cold alert issued the rest of England.

The amber alert affects North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. The yellow alert affects the rest of England. Both alerts are in place from 12pm Mon 17 Nov until 8am Fri 22 Nov. Please see the Weather health alerts page.

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Cold-health alert for South East

Last updated on Monday, 17 November 2025 at 11:56am

Yellow Cold-health alert has been issued

Alert is in effect from 17 November 2025 at 12:00pm to 22 November 2025 at 08:00am
Type
Cold Health Alert
Alert
yellow alert
Risk Score
9
Impact
Medium
Likelihood
Very low
Start
17 November 2025 at 12:00pm
End
22 November 2025 at 08:00am

Risk Description

There is potential for significant impacts across health and social care services, including:

  • a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. We may also see impacts on younger age groups
  • a likely increase in demand for health services
  • impacts on the workforce affecting delivery of services
  • challenges keeping indoor temperatures at the recommended 18°C leading to more risk to vulnerable people

Risk Matrix

Risk Matrix for the Weather Health Alert risk score metric.
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