The Met Office have now issued a red extreme heat warning for Monday and Tuesday next week, covering parts of Oxfordshire. I have attached the warning to this email for you to see.

Level 4 – Emergency

There is a 100 % probability of Heat-Health Alert criteria being met between 0000 on Monday and 0000 on Wednesday in parts of England.

What to expect

• Population-wide adverse health effects experienced, not limited to those most vulnerable to extreme heat, leading to serious illness or danger to life. Government advice is that 999 services should be used in emergencies only; seek advice from 111 if you need non-emergency health advice.
• Substantial changes in working practices and daily routines will be required
• High risk of failure of heat-sensitive systems and equipment, potentially leading to localised loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services
• Significantly more people visiting coastal areas, lakes and rivers, leading to an increased risk of water safety incidents
• Delays on roads and road closures, along with delays and cancellations to rail and air travel, with significant welfare issues for those who experience even moderate delays

You may find some useful information and links on the Oxfordshire County Council website. This can be found here: Hot weather across England – warnings and advice issued (oxfordshire.gov.uk)

There are also some useful links below for additional advice from the government.

Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For more information from the Met Office, click here.

For information on caring for children in the heat, click here.

Oxfordshire County Council has been informed of a temporary emergency road closure on the A415 Abingdon Road whilst the forensic investigator to carry out some reconstruction work to establish positioning of vehicles involved prior to impact works are carried out for public safety reasons.

A temporary Emergency Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate on 14 July 2022. This will operate between 19:00 and 21:00.

A single Temporary Emergency Notice can last for 21 consecutive days maximum.

Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.

For the notice, click here.

For the alternative diversion map in to Southmoor, click here.

As you may have seen, there is an Amber extreme heat warning in place from 00:00 Sunday 17th July to 23:59 Tuesday 19th July 2022. There is also a 90% likelihood that a There is a 90 % probability of Heat-Health Alert criteria being met between 1500 on Wednesday and 1500 on Saturday in parts of England. I have attached the warnings to this email for your viewing, alongside some advice on staying safe which you may wish to share amongst your communities.

Level 3 – Heatwave Action

There is a 90 % probability of Heat-Health Alert criteria being met between 1500 on Wednesday and 1500 on Saturday in parts of England. The latest forecast details can be obtained at the following link: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/#?tab=map

There are also some useful links below for additional advice from the government.

Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For more information from the Met Office, click here.

For information on caring for children in the heat, click here.