Health & Wellbeing guide

Prepare your home and health for a heatwave

Keep your home cooler, protect vulnerable people and spot the signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke so you know when to cool down and when to call 999.

Estimated time: 30–45 minutesUpdated: 28 September 2026

Use this guide when hot weather or a heat-health alert is forecast, or before summer starts. Older people, babies and young children, and people with long-term health conditions are most at risk, so plan for them first.

Step by step

  1. Watch the forecast and alerts

    Check the weather forecast and heat-health alerts from the UK Health Security Agency and Met Office when hot weather is expected. Plan any unavoidable outdoor activity for the cooler early morning or evening. Avoid being out in the sun during the hottest part of the day.

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