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Yellow heat health alerts issued for the East Midlands, East of England, London, North West, South East, South West and West Midlands

Regions affected include the East Midlands, East of England, London, North West, South East, South West and West Midlands from 9am on Tuesday 14 July until Friday 17 July at 9pm. For more information, please see the Weather health alerts page.

Heat-health alert for North East

Last updated on Monday, 13 July 2026 at 12:00pm

Type
Heat Health Alert
Alert
No alert

Risk Description

Minor impacts are possible across health and social care services, including:

  • increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people
  • greater risk to life of vulnerable people
  • increased potential for indoor environments to become very warm
  • water‑related incidents may increase, including risks from cold‑water shock and drowning

but these are not expected.