An Amber Heat-Health Alert has been called for London, from 9am Tuesday 12^th August until at least 6pm on Wednesday 13^th August 2025.

 

To help yourself and your community, you can:

❤️ Check in on older people & those with a health or mental health condition

🗺️ Use and promote the Cool Spaces map, for those who seek respite while out and about

💧 Drink plenty of water and stay hydrated

😎 Avoid being out in the sun from 11am - 3pm

 

Resources for your community

The following are various resource pages, guides and toolkits that you can use during this Amber Heat-Health Alert:

• Greater London Authority coping with hot weather guidance
• UK Health Security Agency’s Hot Weather Toolkit (attached)
• The Met Office’s #WeatherReady campaign
• Voluntary and community sector action card
• Beat the Heat hot weather advice
• Infographic and social media images (attached – and more here)
• Sign-posting and resources from the VCS Emergencies Partnership
• Resources from British Red Cross
• Advice and resources from Shade the UK