The Met Office today (Tuesday) has published an amber warning for extreme heat in the West Midlands, which affects the north-east regions of Worcestershire. The warning is in place from Thursday (August 13) at 9am to 11.59pm. Amber warning of extreme heat affecting West Midlands https://t.co/L6y8dhWAbG pic.twitter.com/I2gIpAxlIn — Met Office - West Midlands (@metofficeWMids) August 11, 2026A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Following a warm night, a spell of very hot weather will affect England on Thursday. "The highest temperatures will be in parts of the east, southeast and the Midlands, where 37 or even 38 Celsius could be reached. So far, the summer of 2026 has already seen two record-breaking heatwaves in May and June and already one previous rare extreme heat warning in June.