Hurstpierpoint (West Sussex) weather

Headline:

Generally cloudy but also dry and warm.

Today:

Generally dry and bright, though rather cloudy, with any sunshine likely to be limited. There will be a few showers around, these perhaps on the heavy side at times, although later showers will die away. Light cooling onshore sea-breezes develop. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Tonight:

Some clear spells will develop, but overall there will be large amounts of cloud, especially late tonight when scattered showers may arrive from the west. These perhaps locally heavy. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Thursday:

Often rather cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, these becoming heavy and thundery at times, especially through the afternoon. Feeling warm and humid. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Fairly cloudy with scattered showers on Friday, these locally heavy. Mainly dry and bright on Saturday and Sunday, with light winds. Temperatures generally near average, perhaps locally rather warm.

Early next week there is the potential for an unseasonably deep area of low pressure to affect the UK, which would bring widely windy and wet weather, especially for the west or northwest of the UK. The forecast around this is rather uncertain, however, and it is also possible that this will turn into a less windy but still wet spell further south. Following this, a continuation of the broadly changeable pattern is expected, with spells of rain or showers, some drier, brighter interludes and temperatures mainly near average. As we move towards mid-month, there is an increased chance of high pressure becoming more dominant, leading to drier, warmer and more settled conditions becoming more widespread.

High pressure, and therefore fairly settled conditions overall, appears most likely for the second half of August, though the northwest may see more in the way of occasional rain than other areas. For most, predominantly dry weather is likely to continue, although short periods of showers and thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south, these more probable further into August.