Amber Extreme Heat Warning issued for Wakefield and the Five Towns with 35C forecast
The Met Office has issued an Amber Extreme Heat warning for the district.
The warning, that means that the hot weather will have widespread impacts on people and infrastructure, is in place from midnight on Wednesday (June 24) until Thursday (June 25) at 23.59pm.
Hot and humid weather is expected to continue through the week, with the Met Office warning of "exceptionally warm temperatures both day and night”.
Across Wakefield and the Five Towns, Wednesday will see highs of 34C, with temperatures rising to 35C Friday.
The Met Office’s forecast for Thursday, June 25 to Saturday, June 27 reads: “Mostly dry with long sunny periods, though thundery showers may develop on Friday. Widely very warm, including overnight. Less hot on Saturday with more cloud and showers over the hills.”
The forecast heatwave brings with it the likelihood of record-breaking June temperatures and very high humidity that will bring impacts across society from public health and infrastructure, to power and water supplies.
The amber warning also highlights the potential of heat-related issues for a range of sectors such as transport, energy and water supply.
The UK Health Security Agency has also issued a series of Amber Heat Health Alerts across Yorkshire, which specifically highlight the potential health and social care impacts.
Significant impacts are expected across health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including likely increased demand on all health and social care services and issues managing medicines.
The hot weather is set to ease this weekend, dropping towards the high 20s on Saturday and dropping further on Sunday and into the start of next week.