HIGH winds will sweep across the county tomorrow night, with gusts of almost 60pmh expected in some areas.

A Yellow weather warning has been issued for the whole of the south of England, with stormy weather set to hit Sussex tomorrow afternoon.

The weather warning for wind is in place from 6pm tomorrow until 9pm on Friday, with gusts set to reach up to 58mph in Brighton on Friday afternoon.

The Met Office said: "An unusually deep area of low pressure for the time of year will move slowly eastwards across a central swathe of the UK during Thursday night and Friday.

"In addition to some heavy rain, this low will bring with it a spell of relatively high winds.

The Argus: Wind gusts are set to reach 59mph in parts of Sussex by Friday afternoon. Map: Met OfficeWind gusts are set to reach 59mph in parts of Sussex by Friday afternoon. Map: Met Office

"The windiest conditions will start to affect south Wales and southwest England Thursday late afternoon and evening before spreading across southern England Thursday night and early Friday.

"Inland, gusts up to 45 to 50 mph are expected at times whilst over coasts and hills gusts will reach as much as 55 to 60 mph.

"These high winds then slowly ease from the west later on Friday."