The Met Office have shown a heat wave is coming to the UK and in some places it could go to 37C. A Heat Health Alert level 3 (the second highest level of warning) is currently in force across the UK.
#Temperatures will build across Europe this week 🥵 some #records may be broken 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/9AcqsENNNT
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 21, 2019
People are also been urged to check on their neighbours when the heatwave hits the UK this week. Chief nursing officer Ruth May said people should take care as temperatures rise and Asthma UK urged those with asthma to keep up their medication.
May said: “Nobody wants to spend a pleasant day stuck in a hospital or urgent treatment centre. It’s important … to check in on neighbours and loved ones who can suffer the most from heat and pollen.”
Dr Andy Whittamore, the clinical lead at Asthma UK, said: “A toxic cocktail of hot, humid weather and rising pollen levels this week could be extremely hazardous for the 5.4 million people in the UK with asthma, triggering deadly asthma attacks.”
He added: “Hot weather can also increase the amount of pollutants, pollen and mould in the air which can trigger asthma symptoms. If you are worried about the weather or hay fever affecting your asthma, make sure you take your hay fever medicines, keep taking your regular preventer as prescribed by your doctor and carry your blue reliever inhaler at all times.
“We’d advise you to drink lots of water to prevent dehydration and plan any outdoor activities for earlier in the day when the air quality tends to be better.”
In London it is expected to hit 34C on Wednesday which will then rise throughout the rest of the week. It will not be here for long as rain and wind is expected by next week…
