HeatSafe UK
A hyperlocal UK heat-health companion that combines your postcode, age, medications, housing type, and pet situation to send plain-English alerts before, during, and after heatwaves like the 38°C blast forecast for late July.
UK households — especially older adults, parents of young children, and pet owners — trying to plan around recurring summer heatwaves
- Postcode-tuned 7-day heat risk forecast with daily 'what to do today' checklist
- Medication-aware alerts (e.g., diuretics, antidepressants, beta blockers interact with heat)
- Pet and elderly-relative checklists with what to bring on outings, when to ventilate
- Indoor-cooling tips specific to UK housing stock (Victorian terraces, new-build flats, etc.)
Liverpool just exited a UKHSA yellow heat-health alert with another 38°C event forecast within 10 days — UK households are still figuring out how to live with this and tools assume US-style central AC.
2,000+ searches in GB plus UKHSA alerts indicate acute public concern each heatwaveHeat-Health Alerting system - GOV.UK ↗
Met Office and BBC give temperatures; none personalize to housing type, meds, or pets at consumer scaleHeat-Health Alerting system - GOV.UK ↗
UK consumers are ad-averse but will pay £2-4/mo for health-adjacent safety apps, especially older demographicsHeat-Health Alerting system - GOV.UK ↗
Climate trend makes UK heatwaves recurring but individual events are short — bursts of usage each summer
Postcode weather API + rule engine over medications and housing types is achievable in a few months