West Midlands weather: When temperatures are forecast to ease as further extreme heat warning issued
The Met Office predicts it will be another few days before temperatures start to considerably lower in the West Midlands.
The Met Office has issued a further extreme heat warning for parts of the West Midlands as the heat is set to continue this week.
A number of schools in the region are closed due to the heat and the A40 eastbound is closed between A466 Monmouth and A4137 Marstow to repair a defect caused by the extreme temperatures.
An amber extreme heat warning - which has a medium likelihood and a high impact - will be in place for the whole of the West Midlands until 23:59 on Thursday June 25.
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A red extreme heat warning - which has a high likelihood and a high impact - will be in force for Birmingham, Coventry and Worcester until 21:00 on Thursday.
A further amber extreme heat warning has been issued for Birmingham, the Black County and Staffordshire. The warning, which has a medium likelihood and a high impact, will be in place all day Friday.
When the weather is forecast to cool down
According to the Met Office, temperatures will peak on Wednesday and Thursday, though there remains a chance of this being exceeded in some spots.
High pressure is forecast to gradually move to the east on Friday and through the weekend, which will ease temperatures slightly, though those in the southeast will retain the exceptional warmth the longest.
Friday is likely to see at least some rain and cloud arrive from the west for a time, particularly in the northwest, and the weekend will see a gradual transition to a more westerly influence with temperatures dropping towards the high 20s Celsius on Saturday and drop further on Sunday and into the start of next week.
Met Office West Midlands forecast
Wolverhampton
Wednesday 24 June - 34°C
Thursday 25 June - 36°C
Friday 26 June - 34°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 22°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C
Dudley
Wednesday 24 June - 34°C
Thursday 25 June - 36°C
Friday 26 June - 34°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 22°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C
Birmingham
Wednesday 24 June - 34°C
Thursday 25 June - 36°C
Friday 26 June - 34°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 23°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C
Solihull
Wednesday 24 June - 34°C
Thursday 25 June - 36°C
Friday 26 June - 34°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 23°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C
Sandwell
Wednesday 24 June - 34°C
Thursday 25 June - 36°C
Friday 26 June - 33°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 23°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C
Walsall
Wednesday 24 June - 34°C
Thursday 25 June - 36°C
Friday 26 June - 34°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 23°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C
Codsall
Wednesday 24 June - 33°C
Thursday 25 June - 36°C
Friday 26 June - 35°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 22°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C
Stafford
Wednesday 24 June - 33°C
Thursday 25 June - 35°C
Friday 26 June - 35°C
Saturday 27 June - 28°C
Sunday 28 June - 23°C
Monday 29 June - 21°C
Tuesday June 30 - 21°C