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Dec '25 (edited) • 🌦️ UK Weather
Amber Cold Alert 28/12/25 - 05/01/26
Cold health alert issued for the North East
The amber cold health alert is in effect from 8PM on 28/12/2025 until 12PM on 05/01/2026 across the North East.
The amber alert has a matrix score of 12 (Medium likelyhood, Medium Impact)
This means: Forecast weather is likely to cause significant impacts across health and social care services, including:
- a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. We may also see impacts on younger age groups
- a likely increase in demand for health services
- temperatures inside places like hospitals, care homes, and clinics dropping below the levels recommended for assessing health risks
- challenges keeping indoor temperatures at the recommended 18°C leading to more risk to vulnerable people
- staffing issues due to external factors (such as travel delays)
- other sectors starting to observe impacts (such as transport and energy)
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Amber Cold Alert 28/12/25 - 05/01/26
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