Pashley Manor Gardens (East Sussex) weather

Headline:

Dry with sunny spells. Wind easing.

Today:

A chilly and breezy start to the day. Dry, with sunny spells for many, although sunshine rather hazy in the east at first until high cloud clears. Feeling less cold as winds ease later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

A mostly dry night, although isolated mainly coastal showers are possible. Long clear spells allowing temperatures to fall with a risk of frost and fog, mainly in rural spots. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Saturday:

Any overnight fog will slowly clear, leaving a dry day with some sunny spells, although cloud thickening towards the east where rain may clip Kent later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times. Rain clearing overnight then drier Monday and Tuesday but often cloudy. Perhaps feeling cooler by Tuesday.

A gradual transition to more settled conditions is expected, as high pressure builds to the north of the UK. This will bring a strengthening easterly wind over the Christmas period, making it feel noticeably colder than of late. Whilst there will be a fair amount of dry weather, a few showers will still be possible, particularly across eastern and southern parts which may be wintry in places, more especially over high ground. High pressure will likely dominate the weather in the run up to the New Year, slowly drifting to the west. This will maintain largely settled conditions, although with an increasing chance of showers later in the period. Temperatures will be below average much of the time, with frost likely where clear skies and light winds prevail.

High pressure will probably remain influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing likelihood of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Despite the greater signal for settled weather, showers or occasional bands of rain are still possible at times, especially later in the period towards January. These could be wintry in nature. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year.