The Met Office is forecasting rising temperatures for the West Midlands this week, after a period of unsettled weather in the region. And high pressure means the air is sinking, which then suppresses the cloud and leads to clear skies and sunshine. “If the high is positioned just right, we can be dragging in our air from the south or southeast. Met Office West Midlands forecastWednesday September 24Another dry and bright start with mist and fog quickly clearing through the morning. Thursday September 25 to Saturday September 27Settled through much of this week with temperatures slowly on the rise.