Yellow Heat Health Alert expanded to parts of England

A yellow heat health alert has been increased for seven regions in England amidst the fourth heatwave of the country.

Dawn the alert from Amber, the UK’s Health Protection Agency stated that the areas of Yorkshire and Hamber, East and West Midlands, were covered up to 18:00 BST on August 18 at 18:00, are in the east of London, South East and Southwest and England.

At the same time, there is a warning of a yellow thunderstorm for the large swath of Scotland until midnight on Wednesday – this warning then covers Northern Ireland till 22:00 next day.

The Met Office has warned that some downpors may cause some localized disruption, with road sprays and possible flash flooding.

The latest warning comes after England’s most recent heatwave, with Northolt, North-West London on Tuesday with a 33.4C top temperature, Ross-on-Y and Benson at the Hearfordshire in Oxfordshire.

The highest temperatures in Wales, Scotland and North Ireland were 32.8C in Cardiff, 29.4C in Charterhall and 27.8C in Armagh.

While Scotland and Northern Ireland have not been technically in a heatwave, due to the three consecutive days of rule, the temperature is still well above the average of the year – it has reached 29C in some areas on Wednesday.

The storms to hit the two countries on Thursday are estimated that especially due to affecting the middle and south-east Scotland.

A yellow heat health alert means that the weather is only likely to affect people who are particularly weak, for example people with elderly, or existing health conditions.

Heatwaves like those who experience this heat in the UK and some parts of Europe have become more frequent and acute due to climate change, saying experts.

In Europe, extreme weather events should be considered as “a health emergency, not only a climate one”, a World Health Organization (WHO) Advisory Group said on Wednesday, which sees the health effects of climate change.

with citing a reference 2023 reportOn Climate and Health, the PAN-European Commission said that heat-related mortality in Europe has increased by 30% in the last two decades, with over 100,000 deaths.

The highest temperature of 2025, so far, is:

• England – 35.8C Favarasham, 1 Julia
• Wales – 33.1C Cardiff Bute Park, 12 July
• Scotland – 32.2C Avemore, 12 July
• Northern Ireland – 30 C Magling, 12 July

While the heat will be lowest on Thursday, the temperature will rise again on Friday.

Thursday will still be a very hot day for Eastern and South-East England, in which the temperature will reach 29C. Somewhere else the forecast temperature will be slightly lower from 24C to 27C.

Over 30C in South-East England and England and elsewhere in Wales elsewhere, the temperature by the mid-20s can be warmed again on Friday.

It is then very hot in the weekend. While many times in the morning, especially in the coming days, most of us will still have a lot of sunshine.

Lack of any significant rainfall in the next week is another concern, especially for farmers and producers, as well as for areas that are experiencing drought and tube restrictions.

England suffer from widespread environmental effects due to lack of water, which is killing fields, damaging wildlife and increasing wildfire, the national drought group – including the meteorological office, regulatory, government and water companies – said.

The group experienced the drought on Tuesday by Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire, Greater Manchester Mercesis and Cheshire, East Midlands and West Midlands.

North-East England, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, East Anglia, Temes, Wesax, Salent and South Downs are currently classified as “regions in long-dry weather”, first stages from drought.

Since the record started in 1836, the drought began before the long period of rainfall and the sixth dried spring.

Millions of people in England are now subject to hospipe ban with the aim of limiting water consumption.