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Hello, West Midlands weather forecast Friday 27 Jun - Tuesday 1 Jul Headline: Cloudy at first, but some sunshine breaking through later. Today: Dry and fine, though rather gloomy at first with mainly cloudy skies. Turning brighter by the afternoon, with warm spells of sunshine becoming more prolonged. Breezy, especially across the hills, but warm and feeling increasingly humid. Maximum temperature 25 °C. Tonight: Mainly dry but increasingly cloudy, with the best of the evening sunshine confined to the east. Winds gradually easing, but feeling warm and muggy overnight. Minimum temperature 17 °C. Saturday: Cloudy for many with a few further spots of rain and drizzle across the hills, but most places remaining dry. Feeling warm and muggy with winds continuing to ease. Maximum temperature 27 °C. Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: Mainly dry from Sunday with lengthy spells of sunshine developing by Monday. Humid, very warm or hot, with light winds. Feeling fresher with the risk of rain from Tuesday. Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 27 Jun 2025

Hello, Helens question regards history this morning, is so mind searching. I'm constantly looking at historical weather data & records. As in accounting, I try to separate facts from speculation. No buts! Facts or speculation! Documented nationally recognised weather records started in the USA, 1770. Then another hundred years before the UK & Norway were paying attention to weather data. It only became a UK serious feature at the start of the twentieth century. In essence, the world has only had consistent weather recording for just over a century. Speculation is possibly a bit harsh, because we know by evidence of the little ice age, but that isn't a digital record. It's a good wholesome record. The Roman export of English wine, described by both Romans & Phoenicians as superb, in 3AD, superior to anything commercially produced anywhere, indicates a possible "Mediterranean" climate, which by the time of the Norman's arriving required them to built inland boats to achieve the census. That's why I'm sceptical of much of the current global warming "speculation'. The records produced by folk without an axe to grind, for the last 5000 years, don't say what I am being told. Hypocrisies are rife. We cannot mine our own coal, search for gas or oil, but it's ok to buy it in to burn it. Have a lovely day all.

I believe that England actually pips the US for temperature records. The longest, continuous, instrumental temperature record is the Central England Temperature (CET) series, which begins in 1659. As you'll know it averages three different locations in England. It gets a bit dodgy prior to about 1730 but amazing just the same.

Hello This is fascinating. It's often catastrophic events that bring our attention to a particular subject. 1659, the UK was being caught up in one of the many devastating plagues. I wonder what what was going on over the pond in 1770?

Hello A bit technical, but basically saying very warm (HOT) but staying dry. Video forecast.

Hello, Suggestion for Sunday & Monday Hot days. If you have a north or easterly facing room. Open the entrance door fully. Open a small high window ajar. Not fully. Have a free airflow through your home, but not that room. The air passing the open door will pull air out of the room, (the carburetor effect), causing air to travel through your slightly open window. Proof of the pudding. I've no fan. But the temperature in my lounge is barely 20c. It's the same principle as an air-con system condenser, where my lounge becomes the condenser. It does require an airflow. Only a slight air flow has dropped my room temperature by over 5c. I will do some pictures.

Temp in my internal porch.

I'm sorry for you guys but I'm glad that I'm a bit further away from the EU heat dome. It's hot here in my living room but the rest of the house is a lot cooler, though I'm saving that for Monday.

Hello Helen, When Pam became poorly we chose our lounge for her hospital bed. It was the easiest room to keep warm, but also using the technique described was easiest room to keep cool. Folk visiting Pam during warm weather, were amazed, asking how our air-con worked. What air-con?