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Yellow heat health alert extended across England

Yellow alert for Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. Alerts will be effective from 4pm Wed 13 Aug until 6pm Mon 18 Aug. Further information available at Weather Health Alerts.

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Heat-health alert for East Midlands

Last updated on Wednesday, 13 August 2025 at 04:39pm

Yellow Heat-health alert has been issued

Alert is in effect from 13 August 2025 at 06:00pm to 18 August 2025 at 06:00pm
Type
Heat Health Alert
Alert
yellow alert
Risk Score
10
Impact
Medium
Likelihood
Low
Start
13 August 2025 at 06:00pm
End
18 August 2025 at 06:00pm

Risk Description

Significant impacts are possible across the health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including:

  • a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. There may also be impacts on younger age groups
  • a likely increase in demand for health services
  • internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment
  • the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services
  • indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings

Risk Matrix

Risk Matrix for the Weather Health Alert risk score metric.
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