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9 June 2023
AMBER Heat-Health Weather Alert
Following yesterdays YELLOW alert which was included in our weekly newsletter, a more severe AMBER Heat-Health Alert has today been issued by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office which is in effect between 09/06/2023 at 9am and 12/06/2023 at 9am.
Heat-health Alert service - Met Office
Overview of weather conditions
Temperatures will increase widely in the coming days with winds coming from a more southerly direction. This brings an increased chance of heat-health alert criteria being met across all regions.
With increasingly humid air and light winds through the weekend, overnight temperatures will be uncomfortable for many, with minimum temperatures widely being in the mid to high teens.
Advice and information from the UKHSA:
User guide to use of impact based Heat-Health Alerts system
UKHSA Action Cards
Heat-Health Alert Action card for the voluntary and community sector
Heat-Health Alert Action card for commissioners
Heat-Health Alert Action card for providers
Heat-Health Alert Action card for national government
Further Advice and guidance
UKHSA Adverse Weather and Health Plan and supporting evidence
Hot weather and Health: supporting vulnerable people
Find the latest weather forecasts and warnings
Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service
Flood Alerts and Warnings
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