Cold health alert issued for East Midlands as temperatures drop
The latest cold alert runs over four days
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow cold health alert for the East Midlands.
Other regions affected are East of England, North East, North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber and the South West.
The alert goes into effect from 6pm today (Tuesday, February 17) till 6pm on Friday, February 20.
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The UKHSA is a government run agency that is tasked with preventing, preparing for, and responding to infectious diseases and environmental hazards.
The agency says forecast cold weather is likely to pose a “greater risk to life of vulnerable people” and prompt increased use of healthcare services.
It follows a forecast by Netweather which says there is a 72% chance of a snow risk in Derby at 10am, climbing to 83% between 7pm and 8pm tomorrow.
The cold temperature forecast tracks with the latest BBC weather outlook for the East Midlands from Thursday to Saturday which is as follows.
‘Thursday will see cloudy skies and spells of patchy rain and hill snow in the morning.
‘It will turn drier in the afternoon with lingering cloudy skies which will feel like another chilly day. Friday will see cloudy skies and a few spells of rain moving in from the west in the afternoon.”