Dungeness B (Kent) weather

Headline:

Sunny spells and showers, locally heavy, with hail and thunder.

Today:

A mixture of sunny spells and showers for most. The showers will be heavy with the risk of hail and thunder in places. Windy, locally gusty in or near heavy showers or thunderstorms. Temperatures remaining below average. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Any daytime showers gradually easing to leave a largely dry night, with clear spells developing for many. Further showers feeding in from the west by dawn. A cool night. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

Another day of sunny spells and showers. The showers will be heavy at times, with the risk of hail and thunder. Breezy, locally gusty in or near heavy showers. Cool. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Rain and freshening winds will spread eastwards Thursday. Drier and brighter on Friday, but still on the breezy side. Dry with sunny spells Saturday. Temperatures trending warmer by the weekend.

Fine and dry across much of the UK for the first couple of days of this period with long spells of sunshine for most. Temperatures are likely to be above normal and parts of the south could be very warm for a time. A more unsettled spell is likely through the middle of next week with outbreaks of rain the north and northwest, some of which could spread to parts of the south and southeast at times. After this, high pressure will probably become more dominant with conditions turning widely dry and settled, and probably very warm for many.

High pressure is expected to lie close to the UK at the start of this period, bringing settled and mainly dry conditions. Temperatures will likely be above normal, with potential for hot conditions to develop, especially in the south. Into July, weakening of the high pressure may bring an increasing chance of more unsettled weather and thunderstorms, especially in the south.