Issued by the Met Office at 06:00 (UTC) on Tue 24 Mar 2026

General situation: Low pressure running eastwards into the North Sea will carry rain and strong to gale force winds across all waters by Tuesday evening. A colder and blustery northwesterly flow with wintry showers will develop for Wednesday.

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis: ⚠ STRONG WIND WARNING

24 hour forecast: West or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering west or northwest later. Slight, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

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