UK weather: amber heat-health alert issued by UKHSA & Met Office as rising temperatures spark health concerns

The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency has escalated the warm weather warning to an amber alert after issuing the yellow warning yesterday (June 7). Five regions across the UK have been issued with the amber warning as the Met Office predicts “temperatures will be reached rapidly over the weekend .”

According to the UK Health Security Agency an amber alert indicates that weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service, and there could be some health impacts across the wider population, not just the most vulnerable.