Brighton is set to have a slightly mixed output in its weather forecast as the first weekend of the new year is set to occur.

From Friday, January 5 to Sunday, January 7 there will overall be some mild conditions, with some chances of rain showers and brief bits of sunshine breaking through.

Whilst the temperatures will start at a reasonable level of around 6-8C on Friday, they will slowly drop in the following days.

Temperatures will be around 2-4C by Sunday and will go lower as the next week progresses.

Here's a breakdown of what each day of the weekend will look like in Brighton for weather from January 5 to 7.

Brighton weekend weather forecast from January 5-7

The full details of the forecast can be found on the Brighton Met Office page here.

Friday, January 5

  • 6am - 6C, cloudy
  • 9am - 6C, sunny intervals
  • 12pm - 7C, cloudy
  • 3pm - 8C, cloudy
  • 6pm - 6C, overcast
  • 9pm - 6C, overcast

Saturday, January 6

  • 6am - 4C, overcast
  • 9am - 5C, overcast
  • 12pm - 6C, cloudy
  • 3pm - 6C, overcast
  • 6pm - 4C, cloudy
  • 9pm - 3C, overcast

Sunday, January 7

  • 6am - 3C, overcast
  • 9am - 2C, overcast
  • 12pm - 4C, sunny intervals
  • 3pm - 4C, sunny intervals
  • 6pm - 3C, cloudy
  • 9pm - 2C, cloudy

Discussing the weather for Friday, the Met Office website states: "Cloud with some sunny spells through the day, remaining dry.

"Winds easing through the morning and feeling cooler. Maximum temperature 7 °C."

Meanwhile, for the outlook from Saturday to Monday, they write: "Sunny spells and showers through the weekend, turning increasingly dry by Monday. Temperatures dropping with frosts likely. Light winds."

Temperatures are currently forecast to hit freezing from the early hours of Tuesday morning following the weekend.