People can expect gales and heavy rain in Brighton and Hove tonight and in the morning, weather chiefs said this afternoon (Sunday 5 January).
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for rain for the south east, including Brighton and Hove, but also said that it would be cold and there would be strong winds.
About half an inch of rain – or 10mm to 20mm – could fall, with the ground already saturated in places. And there could be some wet snow overnight.
Wind speeds are expected to top 30mph and gusts could reach almost 50mph at times.
The official forecaster said: “Further spells of rain, heavy at times, through the course of Sunday evening and overnight into Monday morning, will bring the potential for some difficult travelling conditions and perhaps some localised surface water flooding.
“Through this period, a further 10mm to 20mm of rain could fall quite widely, with perhaps 30mm to 40mm in a few locations.”
The Met Office also said: “Cloudy tonight, with outbreaks of rain continuing, these heavy at times, and perhaps turning sleety later in northern parts.
“Strong winds, with coastal gales perhaps spreading inland later. Turning colder. Minimum temperature 2C.
“Rain and sleet clearing away eastwards Monday morning, with sunny spells developing, perhaps the odd wintry shower.
“Gales largely easing, but winds remaining strong. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 4C.”
The outlook for Tuesday to Thursday, it said, was cold, adding: “Mostly dry with sunny spells and isolated wintry showers.
“Likely more cloudy with potential for a spell of sleet and snow on Wednesday. Windy at times.”
The dropping temperatures are expected to remain low all week and into next weekend.
Oh, it must be winter then.. !
No local paper or online site has a decent local weather forecast any more, explaining the local picture.
So these repeated national weather warnings, without the local balance, just come across as complete sh*t
The price of content generation in this respect is the “cry wolf” effect. When we do have proper storm nobody will pay any heed to the warnings and somebody will die. But that creates more content. We are but mere chattels to be exploited should we so choose.
While a lot of the weather warnings cover a large area, that seems to me to be the nature of the beast, as is the range of wind speeds for example, or the amount of rainfall. And it may be content generation to a cynic, Chris, but some of us are a bit more reliant on these forecasts and warnings than desk-based keyboard warriors. It makes a difference whether I cycle to work and, if I do, to what I wear or take with me for the ride home.
In that case I suggest you refer to the met office website directly rather than second hand content. Better still look at a few of them and draw your own conclusions.
This story turned out to be pretty accurate despite the complacent naysayers like Chris and Billy. In the gale, the house across the road from me lost roof tiles. It may not have been a proper storm for Chris, but in the Brighton suburb where I live, we certainly felt it. I’m glad I put away or secured everything that was loose in my back yard. Some of the council bins and their contents were blown up the street. Today, we’ve had enough snow to bring the area to a standstill, in line with the warning in the last few sentences of the story about wintry showers and a spell of sleet and snow. So much for exploitative content generation, Chris! It all looks pretty fair and accurate to me. Perhaps stick to telling us how wonderful the Council is, eh!