HUNDREDS of people are expected to flock to the seafront this weekend as 21C temperatures hit the coast.

People from across the county are expected to make the trip to the Brighton and Hove seafront to enjoy a spell of sunshine this bank holiday weekend.

The spell of good weather comes amid a summer of sun that has made the season around one degree warmer than average, potentially putting it in the top 10 warmest UK summers on record.

Pictures from the seafront this morning show dozens flocking to the coast ahead of the weekend.

In a statement, the Met Office said while it is still a few days off announcing a definitive ranking at the start of September, the UK’s mean temperature for summer was around one degree centigrade higher than average at 15.4C.

Dr Mark McCarthy, of the National Climate Information Centre, said: “Obviously there’s still time before the month and season is over, but summer so far is certainly looking drier and warmer than average.

“That’s despite some of the wet, dull conditions we’ve seen in the South East in particular.

“Some of the flooding seen in London in July has seen some individual stations report almost twice their normal summer rainfall but the north and west of the country has experienced plenty of sunshine through June and July, although most of the country has been duller than average through August.”

Dozens of events are also taking place across Sussex this weekend, including food fairs and music festivals.

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