Maidstone (Kent) weather

Headline:

Evening sunny spells, cloudier but dry overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Some late evening sunny spells. Overnight, clear spells at first then cloud thickening up slowly from the west through the early hours. Staying dry with winds easing. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Tuesday:

Cloud and patchy rain spreading east through the morning. Drier through the afternoon, the odd shower possible in the west. Some sunny spells later. Feeling warm in the sun. Breezy. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Occasional sunny spells Wednesday, showers in the west. Heavy, thundery rain possible overnight, further showers later Thursday. Windy Friday, staying mostly dry and cloudy. Warm or very warm.

Weather conditions are expected to be remain changeable through this period, as a series of Atlantic low pressure systems pass to the northwest of the UK. These will tend to bring some occasional rain or showers, most frequent in northwestern areas where it may also be rather breezy or windy at times. Whilst some rain or showers will be possible across the south and east, here longer drier spells are more likely, under the influence of higher pressure. There is also the chance of some occasional very warm, perhaps locally hot weather, as south or southwesterly winds allow brief bursts of hotter air to encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived and perhaps also accompanied by a few thunderstorms at times.

A continuation of changeable conditions is most likely for the first part of July. The wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. There are signs of more widely settled weather during the second half of July, however this signal is very tentative. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.