New heat alert issued for Peterborough this weekend with city set to bask in MORE high temperatures
The alert says that “significant” impacts are possible
A new heat health alert has been issued for Peterborough over the weekend, with the UK Health Security Agency warning that “significant” impacts are possible.
In force between 9am tomorrow (Saturday, August 8) and 9pm on Tuesday (August 11), the alert is the latest in a series of heat-related warnings issued this summer.
The alert that disruption is possible across health and social care services due to the 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.
Temperatures in Peterborough are expected to peak on Tuesday, with highs of 29C.
Peterborough has endured an incredibly hot and dry summer so far, with just 0.1mm of rain falling in July.
The city remains under an Anglian Water-hosepipe ban, with residents still unable to use a hosepipe for things like washing cars or watering plants.