The UK Health Security Agency has issued a Yellow Heat-health alert for the Yorkshire and The Humber region.
This alert signals potential health impacts due to adverse temperatures.
The Yellow Heat-health alert for Yorkshire and The Humber is in force from 12:00pm on Friday, 27 June 2025, and is set to conclude at 06:00pm on Tuesday, 1 July 2025. The alert falls within the core alerting season for the Heat-health alerting system, which runs annually from 1 June to 30 September.
Temperatures on the Yorkshire Coast are expected to be in the high 20's over the weekend and in to early next week with temperatures peaking on Monday.
| Location | Fri 27 Jun | Sat 28 Jun | Sun 29 Jun | Mon 30 Jun | Tue 01 Jul | Wed 02 Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 28°C | 24°C | 21°C |
| Filey | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 28°C | 25°C | 22°C |
| Bridlington | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 28°C | 25°C | 22°C |
| Whitby | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 28°C | 25°C | 22°C |
| Hornsea | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 28°C | 25°C | 22°C |
| Driffield | 25°C | 26°C | 27°C | 29°C | 26°C | 23°C |
| Pickering | 23°C | 24°C | 24°C | 27°C | 23°C | 21°C |
The agency highlights that "Significant impacts are possible across the health and social care services due to the high temperatures".
Potential consequences of the high temperatures, as described by the UKHSA, include "a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions," while acknowledging that "there may also be impacts on younger age groups".
Furthermore, the agency anticipates "a likely increase in demand for health services". Concerns have also been raised that "internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment".
The UKHSA also notes that the heat could potentially "affect the ability of the workforce to deliver services" and contribute to "indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings".
According to the UKHSA, the Weather health alerting system is designed to provide an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to affect the health and wellbeing of the population. It specifically targets the health and social care sector, the responder community, the voluntary and community sector, and government departments, underpinning the broader Adverse Weather and Health Plan.
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