Amber heat health alerts issued as temperatures to soar

Amber Heat Health Warnings are given for a portion of the UK, with temperatures above 30 ° C.

On Sunday and Mondays, they will be in force between 12:00 on Tuesday, Friday and 18:00 on Friday.

Amber Warnings Five Regions – East Midlands, South East, South West, East and London -, while Yorkshire and Humber and West Midlands, less serious yellow heat warnings for two areas will be in force.

The UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) warns that hot air will bring increasing pressures on health and social care services.

New heat health warnings, some parts of the UK is expected to have a second heat wave of 2025. The first heat wave saw that the hottest day of this year was recorded – Surrey on June 21, 33.2c in Charlwood.

Moisture will increase on Friday as a hot air mass associated with the latest over -heat wave in the US is progressing in the Atlantic.

Although the temperatures are hot for most of the UK, rain and shower are estimated in the North West.

It is estimated that one back of high pressure on Europe affects our weather and is much warmer during the weekend.

Before the temperatures on Saturday are further intensified to Monday, the ‘heat wave threshold’ will pass wider, which will be the peak of the hot air.

In Eastern Anglia and Southeastern England, the UK temperatures will reach 33-34C, and it is likely to challenge or exceed the highest temperature of 2025.

The UKHSA warning system works with Met Office, but focuses on health risks to provide early warnings for health and government services.

There are four warning levels – green, yellow, amber and red – amber warning means that all health care will be affected by hot weather.

Among the examples given by UKHSA, difficulties in managing drugs, the ability to provide services and internal temperatures in the maintenance environments of the labor force exceeds the proposed thresholds.

The agency also means a possible increase in deaths as well as health risks for the wider population – especially between 65 years and older or health conditions.