Shirley (West Midlands) (West Midlands Conurbation) weather

Headline:

Hot and sunny this week.

Today:

Patches of low cloud will linger this morning, but this will gradually break up through the morning. Hot, dry and sunny in the afternoon with light winds across the region. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Tonight:

A dry, bright and warm evening. Patchy low cloud may spread back in overnight giving some areas of mist. Dry and warm overnight. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Tuesday:

Any low cloud will quickly lift and break to bring another hot and sunny day with light winds. Feeling hot in the strong sunshine. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Dry and hot over the next few days with some strong sunshine and light winds. A little less hot towards the weekend.

Northern and western parts may be unsettled at first with heavy rain or thundery showers, before high pressure becomes reestablished. This will continue to bring dry and very warm weather across England and Wales, but always with an ongoing chance of thunderstorms moving in from France. High pressure will likely amplify northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to most of Scotland and Northern Ireland too. Winds will be light to moderate for most, but gusty around any thunderstorms. Temperatures by day will be widely very warm, hot or even very hot in parts of the south. There are signs for the heatwave to ease back to more normal summer temperatures through the next week commencing Monday 13 July.

High pressure is more likely than low pressure for the rest of July, probably bringing settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. These conditions are likely to persist through to the start of August, with unsettled interruptions perhaps becoming more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.