The National Heatwave Plan for England came into effect from Monday 1 June 2020 when we entered Level 1 of the Heat-Health Watch alert system. You can view the Heatwave Plan for England here. There are a lot of resources that can help you on how to stay cool and keep yourself and those you care for hydrated. Please see the links below:
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/heatwave-plan-for-england
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891887/Beat-the-Heat_Leaflet_Coping_with_heat_and_COVID-19.pdf
Today, Monday 22 June, a level 2 alert has been issued by the Met Office, effective from Wednesday 24 June onwards due to the anticipated high temperatures expected to exceed the Department of Health Heat-Health Watch alert levels on Wednesday, ThursdayandFriday this week.
There is high risk of the weather being significantly hot to very hot on Wednesday and Thursday in West Midlands.
