Published: Thursday, 14th January 2016
Cold weather alert from the Met Office
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/cold-weather-alert/#?tab=coldWeatherAlert
There is a 99% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow between 0900
on Thursday 14 Jan and 1200 on Tuesday 19 Jan in parts of England. This weather could
increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services.
Please refer to the national Cold Weather Plan and your Trust’s emergency plan for appropriate
preventive action.
An update will be issued when the alert level changes in any region. Alerts are issued once a day by
0900 if required and are not subject to amendment in between standard issue times. Note that the
details of the forecast weather are valid at the time of issue but may change over the period that an alert
remains in force. These details will not be updated here unless the alert level also changes, the latest
forecast details can be obtained at the following link:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/#?tab=map