Sevenoaks (Kent) weather

Headline:

Largely cloudy, with some showers by day. Thundery rain overnight.

Today:

Mainly dull to start, with early cloud, mist and fog patches lifting and breaking to give some brighter spells. Afternoon showers possible, perhaps heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud thickening through the evening with bands of heavy, thundery showers developing from the southeast, perhaps becoming persistent overnight. Probably drier for most toward dawn. Minimum temperature 18 °C.

Sunday:

A cloudy day with bands of heavy thundery showers arriving from the west, making gradual progress eastward. Breezy along Kent coats. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

A cloudy start Monday, with patchy rain or showers, drier and brighter later. Cloudy, windy and cool Tuesday, with heavy showery rain. Cloudy with rain possible Wednesday.

This period is expected to start off on a very cool note, with winds from the north or northwest bringing reasonable amounts of sunshine, particularly to southern areas, but also fairly frequent showers to the north, especially coasts and hills. Showers could be of sleet or snow on some of the highest mountain tops. A gradual recovery in temperatures is expected through the rest of the week as winds become more westerly, the focus of rain then changing to west and northwest areas, whilst southern parts likely see a good deal of fine weather. By the following week, confidence is very low, but more settled conditions than of late are most likely overall, especially in the north, and accompanied by warmer temperatures. Any unsettled spells more likely further south.

The focus for wetter weather overall tis more likely to return to north and especially northwestern areas, whilst southern and eastern areas have a greater chance of being drier relative to earlier in the month. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, though with greater potential for brief spells of warm weather in the south.