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Weather forecast: Sunshine and warm temperatures on the way for the Black Country

Summer has arrived at last – and we can expect it to be shorts and t-shirt weather for the rest of the week.

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The sun emerged just in time for the bank holiday weekend, with most areas escaping any showers and enjoying long periods of warm sunshine.

And it is going to get even better this week, with temperatures expected to reach up to 22C (72F) by Friday.

Enjoying the Loop music festival in Shrewsbury

Our region got the best of the bank holiday – it was wet and miserable up in Scotland for much of the time and London was also cloudy and cool.

It meant a host of bank holiday outdoor events across the West Midlands were able to be enjoyed in full as, for once, the weather behaved itself.