Ditchling Beacon (East Sussex) weather

Headline:

Hot, dry and sunny, with low cloud in the evening.

Today:

A fine and dry day with plenty of sunshine and hot temperatures. During the afternoon some low cloud and mist may form along the English channel, affecting the coast. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

Tonight:

Low cloud spreading inland during the evening, with a continuing risk of mist along the coast and also hill fog. Staying dry with light winds overnight. Minimum temperature 16 °C.

Saturday:

Any low cloud, mist or hill fog clearing through the morning, though it may linger along the coast into the afternoon. Generally fine and dry with good spells of sunshine. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Generally warm, settled and dry, though rather cloudy, especially along the coast. Low cloud spreading inland during the night, but developing breaks by day. Best of the sunshine likely inland.

The details during this period carry low confidence. High pressure will probably be increasingly displaced to the north through the first part of this period, allowing areas of low pressure to potentially make inroads from the Atlantic. This brings an increasing possibility of stronger winds and rain, some of which could be heavy and thundery, especially for southern and western areas, but this perhaps becoming more widespread with time. Overall, temperatures look to remain above average, with the potential for some further hot spells, especially in the south. One of the determining factors of the forecast through this period will be the behaviour of what is currently Tropical Storm Erin as it progresses into the North Atlantic; this being a quite typical source of uncertainty in late summer.

Details during this time frame also carry low confidence. Overall, unsettled conditions with showers or longer spells of rain are expected to be most prevalent. Some heavy and thundery rain is possible at times with a risk of strong winds. Interspersed with this are likely to be some transient periods of drier and more settled weather. Temperatures are expected to be above normal with a chance of some hot spells, especially at first in the south.