The Met Office and health bosses have escalated a warning over the upcoming heatwave to an 'amber alert'. The yellow alert issued on Wednesday (June 7) by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office has been escalated to an amber alert in five regions, including the East Midlands.
The UK Health Security Agency said the decision to move to an amber alert has been made due to latest Met Office forecasts, which indicate there is a high likelihood that forecasted temperatures will be reached rapidly over the weekend in the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East and South West.
These regions are also likely to see high overnight temperatures. An amber alert indicates that weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service, and there may begin to be some health impacts across the wider population, not just the most vulnerable.
