In typical British fashion, temperatures are soaring in Brighton and Sussex as children go back to school.

The city will reach 27C today according to the Met Office as a plume of warmer has come north from Spain.

As Hurricane Franklin crossed the Atlantic, it built an area of high pressure over the UK, resulting in drier and warmer conditions. 

A spokesman for the Met Office said: “The remnants of Franklin have been absorbed into another area of low pressure, swirling to the west of Iberia.

“This too has helped push warm air northwards towards the UK and with high pressure remaining close by, probably just to the east of the UK by this time, further warm and often sunny weather looks likely.”

Eastbourne, Chichester and Worthing will all also see temperatures climb in the coming days, peaking on Wednesday or Thursday.

The Argus: We are in for a scorching weekWe are in for a scorching week (Image: The Argus)

Day-by-day forecast for Brighton and Hove:

  • Monday, September 4: Sunny, highs of 27C, lows of 17C
  • Tuesday, September 5: Sunny, highs of 27C, lows of 17C
  • Wednesday, September 6: Sunny, highs of 29C, lows of 18C
  • Thursday, September 7: Sunny, highs of 27C, lows of 17C
  • Friday, September 8: Sunny, highs of 27C, lows of 17C
  • Saturday, September 9: Sunny, highs of 26C, lows of 17C
  • Sunday, September 10: Sunny, highs of 25C, lows of 17C

The phenomenon has been described as a “Spanish plume” by the Met Office, which sees warm air pushing north from Iberia, cooler air advancing from the west and strong summer sunshine heating the air near the surface across France and the UK.

The national weather service said: “Spanish plumes most often affect southern areas of the UK, with south eastern and southern England most at risk.

“These areas are closest to the source of the warm plume of air and so it is here that the contrast between warm and cool air masses is greatest.”