The Met Office has today issued further warnings of high temperatures
affecting much of the UK, and has raised the Heat-Health alert to
Level 3, the first time this level has been reached since the service
was started in 2004.
High temperatures can have dramatic effects on people's health, and
the Met Office works closely with the Department of Health and the
National Assembly of Wales to help vulnerable groups, especially the
elderly and the young, deal with the impacts of hot weather. A Level
3 alert is triggered when it is confirmed that a major heatwave will
occur.
Severe thunderstorms and heavy downpours are also expected through
this week, with the potential for localised flooding, disruption to
electricity supplies, damage from large hailstones and strong gusty
winds around the storms.
These storms are expected to affect different parts of the country
at varying times.
