{"id":652101,"date":"2026-06-22T11:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652101\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:55:11","slug":"schools-in-the-west-of-england-to-close-early-amid-extreme-heat-weather-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652101\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools in the West of England to close early amid extreme heat weather warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disruption to travelpublished at 11:38 BST<\/p>\n<p>11:38 BST<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-qs9kpv-Contributor etflsgg2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/44be110b-78a1-4a83-a284-a6a9daf7d8ec.jpg.webp.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Bea Swallow<br \/>West of England<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Transport operators have also warned of potential disruption, with high temperatures capable of affecting road surfaces and rail infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Great Western Railway announced it was running an amended service following the weather warning and urged passengers to check journey times before they travel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A train is out of focus as it passes through heat haze on a railway line. It is a small train with a flat front end. It is yellow and black.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6348600c-79e8-4c8b-9767-b5ee0e622b7c.jpg.webp\"  width=\"1687\" height=\"1064\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Image source, PA Media<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">National Rail says it will be closely monitoring sections of railway track to detect whether the steel is expanding or curving, and will introduce speed restrictions to prevent further buckling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">National Highways South West warned tarmac can also soften in extreme temperatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;In the most severe cases, we consider closing lanes for safety reasons,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We monitor the network very closely during these times, so that we can carry out necessary repairs as quickly as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disruption to travelpublished at 11:38 BST 11:38 BST Bea SwallowWest of England Transport operators have also warned of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-652101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}