Millennium Seed Bank Wakehurst Place (West Sussex) weather

Headline:

Rather humid night then hot and sunny for Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A fine evening for many in the late sunshine. Any lingering high cloud gradually clearing overnight, with widespread clear skies developing. Light winds continue, feeling humid. Chance of coastal mist. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Friday:

Clear skies and prolonged sunshine throughout Friday. Feeling hot as light winds continue, although feeling slightly cooler along the coast once again. Chance of mist here. Maximum temperature 32 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very warm or hot through the weekend, with prolonged sunshine continuing. Coastal regions staying a touch cooler, perhaps cloudy too at times. Slightly lower temperatures Monday. Possible late afternoon thunderstorm.

A band of locally heavy and thundery rain will clear northeast from Scotland during Tuesday. Elsewhere, there will be a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers and it will be cooler and fresher. By the end of Tuesday, more rain is likely to move into the far west of the UK. From the middle of next week, a rather changeable pattern is anticipated with some rain or showers possible at times, which could be heavy and thundery, and generally focussed over western areas. Longer drier spells are more likely towards the south and east, although even here some showers are probable at times. Temperatures are likely to remain above average, especially in the south and east where further spells of very warm or hot weather remain possible.

A continuation of the broad themes from earlier in the month look most likely, with changeable conditions dominating. This means most areas are likely to see some rain or showers at times, which could be heavy with a chance of thunder. Some drier spells are also likely too. Temperatures are likely to end up above average overall with a continued, and perhaps higher than normal, chance of occasional hot spells or heatwaves, especially further to the southeast. However, around the turn of the month, there is a signal for perhaps more widely unsettled weather to develop, though the details of this remain uncertain.