Sittingbourne weather

Headline:

Cloudy start, slowly brightening up by this afternoon. Mostly dry.

Today:

Rather cloudy conditions to start with, but gradually giving way to bright or sunny spells by this afternoon. Most places dry, but a few showers are likely to develop, and these could be locally heavy near the English Channel coast. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry until midnight with clear spells and light winds. However, thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain then extend east, with stronger coastal winds. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Wednesday:

A wet and breezy start to the morning, but drier and brighter conditions will extend erratically east through the afternoon, although rain could linger across Kent. Winds gradually moderating. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Thursday, bright but chilly start, becoming breezier with occasional showers, heavier later. Friday and Saturday, will be windier with showers heavier and more frequent, locally with hail and thunder.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 15 Oct 2019

Saturday should see sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy and thundery at times and often windy. Looking ahead, the unsettled theme is set to continue with showers and longer spells of rain, especially in the west and northwest. There should be some brief episodes of more settled weather with bright and sunny spells. It will often be windy across most areas, particularly in the north and west with coastal gales possible. Temperatures should remain around average for this time of the year, although it may feel colder at times in the wind and rain. In the short-lived settled periods of drier and clearer conditions, there is the potential for some overnight frost or fog, which would be slow to clear.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 15 Oct 2019

Changeable conditions could well dominate through the end of October and into the start of November, bringing further bouts of wet and windy weather. Some drier and brighter spells are likely, though these may be short-lived. Temperatures will probably be around average for the time of year, though in those drier spells, overnight frost and fog will become more widespread. In early November, the west is likely to stay on the wet and windy side, with an increasing chance of drier and brighter weather in the east. Temperatures under these conditions could feel mild by day and cool by night. Early signs for mid November indicate a return to frequent bands of rain and strong winds moving from west to east, though there is low confidence at this stage.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 15 Oct 2019