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Weather and tide information for the Adur area
Heatwave
advice ...
2006 saw very hot weather conditions over a prolonged period of time. As a result the Met Office issued a number of Heatwave Level 3 warnings when temperatures rose well in to the 30s (°C) with peak values around 36°C or 37°C.
If this occurs again in future years then it is good to be prepared for this sort of adverse weather.
- See the current Heat-Health Watch alert level on the Met Office website (www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/heathealth/index.html)
More information can be found about heatwaves and how to cope with them on the following external website links :
- Met Office : Heat health watch, warning and advice (www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/heat_health.html)
- NHS Direct : Heatwave warning and advice (www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=1929)
- Department of Health : What to do in case of a heatwave (www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/MinistersandDepartmentLeaders/ChiefMedicalOfficer/Features/DH_4135398)
- Department of Health (homepage) (www.dh.gov.uk/en/Home)
- BBC : Advice on sunburn, sunstroke and prickly heat (www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/travel_health/safe_sun.shtml)
- BBC : How are you keeping cool? (http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=2391&&&&&edition=1&ttl=20060704102500)
- Sussex Health Emergency Planning (www.sussexhealthemergency.nhs.uk)
Other external websites with advice on what to do in severe weather (hot and cold, wet and dry) :
- Met Office : What to do in severe weather (www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/advice/index.html)
- Preparing
for Emergencies - Advice on specific emergencies - Severe weather, flooding,
drought (www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk/emergency/severe_weather.shtm)
Alternatively if you want to find current weather forecasts please use the link below :
