Scorching temperatures close to 30C to hit Sussex tomorrow

While conditions are a bit cooler in Brighton today, tomorrow is forecast to reach 28C in the city - hotter than Sydney, Benidorm and San Francisco.

Sun-seekers packed Brighton beach over the weekend in the scorching conditions, with many taking a dip in the sea and putting up parasols as the mercury rose.

Other parts of Sussex are also set to reach sweltering temperatures tomorrow, with Worthing and Newhaven hitting 27C, Horsham 28C and Chichester 29C.

Chris Fawkes from BBC Weather said the warm and sunny conditions could continue even into the start of next week.

He said: “The skies will increasingly become clear into Tuesday but there might be one or two mist and fog patches by dawn.

“There is a subtle change on Tuesday - the air is less humid which means it should be a much drier day across England.

“It will still be hot - temperatures widely reaching the upper twenties through Tuesday afternoon.

“High pressure continues to dominate the weather picture through the rest of this week, through the weekend and will still probably just about be clinging on into parts of next week.

“However, eventually we’ll see some rain arriving towards the south west of England.”

What is Brighton’s hottest recorded temperature?

Many will remember fondly the heatwave of 1976, which saw Brighton beach packed with people, despite a bin strike causing rubbish to pile up along the seafront.

During that heatwave, also in June, the mercury soared to 32.3C.

Thousands of people gathered on Brighton beach to soak up the sun during the heatwave of 1976

However, that long-standing record was surpassed during last year’s heatwave in July.

As wildfires broke out across the county, thousands flocked to the coast to soak up the sun as temperatures hit a sweltering 33.4C - hotter than Honolulu, Miami, Cape Town and Tenerife.

Sussex as a whole also endured its hottest day during the heatwave last July, with temperatures reaching 37.7C in the village of Herstmonceux.