48-hour heat-health alert issued for Peterborough over weekend as high temperatures return
The alert has been issued by the UKHSA
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a 48-hour heat-health alert for Peterborough this morning (Friday, July 24).
The alert was issued at 9am and will remain in place until 9am on Sunday morning (July 26).
It warns of minor impacts across health and social care services due to high temperatures.
These include greater risk to life of vulnerable people, increased potential for indoor environments to become very warm and the potential for water‑related incidents to increase.
According to BBC Weather, temperatures in Peterborough could hit 28C today (July 24) and 27C tomorrow (Saturday, July 25).
The UKHSA’s alert covers much of southern, central and eastern England.