The Met Office is warning of the risk of widespread impacts on people and infrastructure with exceptionally high temperatures forecast for later this weekend.
The Met Office issued a rare ‘extreme heat’ warning for Herefordshire yesterday, with significant impacts expected with several days of temperatures above 30c.
The warning issued for Herefordshire that is valid for this coming Sunday (17th July) says:
“Temperatures will build again later this week and over the coming weekend, likely peaking on Sunday and Monday. Some exceptionally high temperatures are possible and cumulative effects of warm nights and hot days are expected to bring widespread impacts to people and infrastructure.
“This period of hot weather is expected to continue into the early part of next week, hence an update extending this warning into Monday is likely.”
What to expect:
- Population-wide adverse health effects are likely to be experienced, not limited to those most vulnerable to extreme heat, leading to potential serious illness or danger to life. Government advice is that 999 services should be used in emergencies only; seek advice from 111 if you need non-emergency health advice.
- Substantial changes in working practices and daily routines likely to be required
- Significantly more people are likely to visit coastal areas, lakes and rivers leading to increased risk of water safety incidents
- Delays on roads and road closures are possible, along with delays and cancellations to rail and air travel, with potential for significant welfare issues for those who experience even moderate delays
You can view the warning in full by visiting the Met Office website via the following link – UK weather warnings – Met Office
