Hastings (East Sussex) weather

Headline:

Largely dry with sunny spells. Windy and feeling cold.

Today:

After a chilly start, it will be largely dry with sunny spells throughout the day. Chance of a few blustery showers feeding down from the northwest, possibly turning wintry on the hills. Strong and gusty northwesterly winds. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers fading to leave a dry night, with clear spells for many. Winds gradually easing. Turning chilly, with a touch of frost in some sheltered spots by dawn. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Monday:

A largely dry, bright and chilly day for many. Turning cloudier by the evening, with outbreaks of patchy light rain arriving overnight. Temperatures rising overnight. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Christmas Eve will be milder with some patchy drizzle possible. Christmas Day and Boxing Day will probably be largely dry and rather cloudy, but noticeably milder. Lighter winds.

Boxing Day weather will be characterised by mild, cloudy conditions for most, with bits of drizzle in places and perhaps some more persistent rain in northwest Scotland. This sets the scene for the next few days too, with an area of high pressure becoming established across much of the UK, probably centred over or just to the south of England. The highest chance of rain and strong winds will be in northwest Scotland, with many other areas predominantly dry but rather cloudy, although more settled conditions may well extend to the northwest at times too. Widely mild at first, perhaps exceptionally so in some places early on, but temperatures probably return to nearer normal by early January. Throughout, any clearer spells overnight may lead to localised frost and fog.

Confidence in this period is low, but overall slowly-evolving weather patterns are more favoured. Overall, there is a slightly reduced chance compared with normal of wet and windy spells, with instead a slightly greater potential for colder episodes during the first half of January. While drier than average conditions are likely for many areas, some precipitation is still expected, which could lead to wintry hazards at times. Temperatures are likely to be close to or a little above normal overall, but this could be made up of a mix of milder and colder interludes.