Iden Croft Herbs Staplehurst (Kent) weather

Headline:

Cloudy and wet. Becoming drier into the afternoon.

Today:

Cloudy with rain, perhaps locally heavy at first. Becoming drier into the afternoon but remaining mostly cloudy with the odd light shower possible. Temperatures near normal. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Rather cloudy at first overnight with the odd light shower. Becoming dry by dawn with clear spells developing and feeling chilly. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

A dry, bright and largely sunny day across the region. Perhaps the odd shower towards the coast, and becoming breezy here too. Cold and frosty overnight. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A cold and frosty start on Friday, but a dry day with sunshine. Becoming cold again overnight under clear skies. Turning cloudier and less cold from Saturday, but remaining dry.

Following the tail end of the colder, more settled conditions seen over the weekend, a marked transition to more changeable conditions is expected at the start of the period. This will allow areas of low pressure to move in from the Atlantic and bring bands of rain and periods of windy weather. There will be some brighter, showery spells in-between however, particularly in the north. Overall, this period is likely to be wetter than average for the majority of the country. And whilst colder conditions will be possible at times, it will often be mild, with temperatures near or a little above average for the time of year.

Changeable or unsettled conditions are expected initially, with Atlantic weather systems bringing spells of rain and strong winds at times, interspersed with brighter, showery periods. Through late-November, low pressure may become slower-moving to the west of the UK, potentially bringing more prolonged rainfall, particularly to southern and western areas, along with a continued risk of strong winds. Into December, confidence becomes low, but there is a possibility that low pressure tracks shift further south as high pressure builds to the north. This could bring further rain at times to central and southern areas, while northern parts become somewhat drier. Temperatures will probably be near or slightly above average in the south, with an increasing chance of colder conditions extending southwards from the north into December.