London Ashford Airport (Kent) weather

Headline:

Sunshine and showers, blustery during the afternoon.

Today:

Some warm, sunny spells are expected, but with cloud also building to bring occasional showers, heavy at times. Showers becoming blustery during the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly cloudy, outbreaks of rain affecting northern and eastern areas, isolated showers elsewhere. Rain clears during the early hours to leave clear spells and the odd isolated shower. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Often cloudy Friday, with the odd shower particularly during the evening, but also some brighter spells. Wind freshening through the morning. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rain likely Saturday morning, clearing to sunny spells and afternoon showers. Drier and sunnier Sunday with winds easing. Cloudier on Monday but probably dry.

High pressure to the north of the UK will bring plenty of dry weather and sunny spells at first. A few scattered showers are possible in central and eastern areas. Parts of the east coast could be on the chilly side with low cloud and an onshore breeze, but further west it will feel quite warm, especially in sunnier areas. By the weekend, unsettled weather is signalled to return, but confidence in the details is low with a range of scenarios possible. One scenario is for a northerly wind bringing wintry showers to northern and eastern coasts, and some snow over Scottish mountains. If this does occur it will probably not last more than a few days, before high pressure attempts to return towards the end of the month.

Signals are not very strong for the extended forecast range, but in broad terms higher pressure is more likely to the north, with lower pressure to the south. Across Scotland and northern half of England this would mean drier and more settled weather. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland, Wales and the southern half of England perhaps seeing a greater chance of rain or showers at times, but plenty of scope for fair weather in between. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, perhaps becoming more widely warm at times.