The much-dreaded high-pressure ridge that brings us day after day of hot temperatures and dry weather conditions is expected to persist throughout the majority of the seven-day forecast period ahead.

We are still in the hottest time frame of the year, on average, and this is expected to be the case for the next week or so across the local area.

If we see any rainfall during the next week, it is expected to remain very isolated in nature with nothing widespread at the moment.