Ditchling Beacon (East Sussex) weather

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Cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime.
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    7 day forecast for Ditchling Beacon

    Today (17 May 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    21
    18
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    UV 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Monday (18 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    17
    20
    22
    25
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    24
    22
    19
    17
    17
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    SSW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    25
    26
    28
    31
    31
    32
    31
    29
    28
    29
    30
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    30
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    VP
    VP
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    93%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wednesday (20 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    20
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    30
    31
    32
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    32
    30
    28
    24
    22
    20
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    P
    M
    P
    P
    P
    VP
    P
    VP
    P
    P
    M
    M
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    P
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Thursday (21 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    VP
    VP
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    94%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    65%
    61%
    60%
    63%
    73%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Friday (22 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    S
    12
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    19
    20
    20
    19
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    68%
    60%
    59%
    72%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Saturday (23 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    20
    22
    23
    23
    18
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VP
    VP
    VP
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    P
    Humidity
    91%
    94%
    92%
    80%
    68%
    65%
    69%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -

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    Headline:

    Showers this evening and Monday, heavy at times.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers will continue through the evening, generally becoming light and more isolated although the odd heavier burst still possible. Showers easing away through the early hours with some clear spells developing and feeling cold in places. Light winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Monday:

    Bright spells and frequent showers through the day, some of which are likely to be heavy and thundery. Clouding over from the west overnight as rain and stronger winds arrive. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday breezy with early rain turning to frequent heavy showers. Wednesday breezy with rain and heavy showers. Becoming more settled and dry on Thursday. Temperatures becoming warmer.

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