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Amber heat health alerts issued for East Midlands, East of England, South East and London. Yellow heat health alerts issued for North West, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and The Humber

Alerts will be in place from 9am Monday 3 August until Wednesday 5 August at 9am. For more information, please see the Weather health alerts page.

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Heat-health alert for North West

Last updated on Sunday, 2 August 2026 at 12:09pm

Yellow Heat-health alert has been issued

Alert is in effect from 3 August 2026 at 09:00am to 5 August 2026 at 09:00am
Type
Heat Health Alert
Alert
yellow alert
Risk Score
7
Impact
Low
Likelihood
Medium
Start
3 August 2026 at 09:00am
End
5 August 2026 at 09:00am

Risk Description

Minor impacts are likely 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

Risk Matrix

Risk Matrix for the Weather Health Alert risk score metric.

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