Maidstone (Kent) weather

Headline:

Warm and humid, becoming brighter during the afternoon

Today:

Largely cloudy to start with drizzly outbreaks possible during the morning, but becoming brighter in the afternoon with a risk of a few isolated light showers developing. Very warm and humid, but cooler towards the coast. Light winds throughout Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Tonight:

Warm and muggy overnight with light winds, variable cloud cover, and occasional clear spells. Risk of low cloud and fog patches drifting inland from the coast across Kent and Sussex. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Friday:

A warm and humid day with plenty of sunny spells and a risk of showers developing, some of these heavy and thundery and may continue overnight. Winds generally light. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Turning cooler and more unsettled through this period with rain or showers moving across the region which may turn heavy and thundery at times. Winds generally light away from showers.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. The first couple of days will likely be dominated by low pressure leading to particularly unsettled weather, with heavy rain and/or thunderstorms in some areas. Thereafter, a general westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to average out above normal and whilst brief hotter and humid days are possible. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through early August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. Towards mid-August, there are tentative signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing later in the period, especially further south and east.