People across West Midlands urged to take care amid heatwave
A yellow health warning is currently in place, with temperatures expected to reach over 30 degrees
Last updated 10th Jul 2025
Worcestershire's director of public health is calling on people to take extra care in the heat with temperatures expected to reach over 30 degrees in the coming days.
A yellow heat health alert is in place across Herefordshire and Worcestershire until early next week with another heatwave on its way.
Temperatures are expected to peak over the weekend and ease early next week, with the pollen count also forecast to be very high.
The Met Office said on Monday (7 July) though that this heatwave is not expected to see temperatures quite as high as the one experienced at the end of June/early July.
Dr Lisa McNally says it is really important people are making sure they are staying safe when these temperatures are around.
"Every year during warm weather we see hundreds of people needing hospital treatment for heat-related conditions and that includes heatstroke," she said.
"People need to look after themselves, so staying hydrated, using sunscreen and staying in the shade as much as we can, older people are particularly vulnerable to heat-related health so if you can, just check in on someone who you know might be vulnerable to see if they're ok and coping with the weather.
"We also have to look after animals, we still see a big problem with people leaving pets, especially dogs, in the back of cars during hot weather so let's make sure we look after our non-human friends as much as our human ones."
Pet owners reminded to look after their animals
Some advice for dog owners from Dogs Trust is for them to check the weather in advance and if they do take their pet out do it at the cooler times of the day.
Elliot Goodwin works for Vets for Pets Hereford and says it is vital people listen to this advice.
"The really important thing in hot weather is just to play it safe," he said.
"If you've got dogs with thick coats or they're older or unwell or maybe have breathing concerns it's best to keep them somewhere cool, so you can do things like putting ice cubes in their water or freezing some of their normal treats or make some little dog ice lollies for them to enjoy.
"However, if you do find yourself in a situation where you have a dog any other animal who has got too hot, the current advice is that you should get them wet all over, so we don't use things like wet towels anymore we use cold water all over their body to help to bring their temperature down, then get them to a vet as soon as you can."