Folkestone (Kent) weather

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Forecast days

Tue 4 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:25

Sunset: 20:37
Sunny.

H UV

L Pollution

H Pollen
Next high tide: 15:05 for
Folkestone (Beach)
Sandgate Beach

1.7 miles
Tue 4 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 26 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius;
Wed 5 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:27

Sunset: 20:35
Sunny intervals.

H UV

L Pollution

M Pollen
First high tide: 03:23 for
Folkestone (Beach)
Sandgate Beach

1.7 miles
Wed 5 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Thu 6 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:28

Sunset: 20:33
Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

H UV

L Pollution

M Pollen
First high tide: 04:14 for
Folkestone (Beach)
Sandgate Beach

1.7 miles
Thu 6 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Fri 7 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:30

Sunset: 20:31
Sunny.

H UV

L Pollution

M Pollen
First high tide: 05:19 for
Folkestone (Beach)
Sandgate Beach

1.7 miles
Fri 7 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Sat 8 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:31

Sunset: 20:30
Sunny.

H UV

L Pollution

M Pollen
First high tide: 06:59 for
Folkestone (Beach)
Sandgate Beach

1.7 miles
Sat 8 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius;
Sun 9 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:33

Sunset: 20:28
Sunny intervals.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 08:32 for
Folkestone (Beach)
Sandgate Beach

1.7 miles
Sun 9 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 25 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Mon 10 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:34

Sunset: 20:26
Sunny.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 09:41 for
Folkestone (Beach)
Sandgate Beach

1.7 miles
Mon 10 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 24 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;

Sunny.

Sunrise: 05:25

Sunset: 20:37

H UV

L Pollution

H Pollen

Next high tide: 15:05 for

Folkestone (Beach)

7 day forecast for Folkestone

Today (4 August 2026)

Time	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	25°	25°	25°	24°	23°	23°	21°	20°	19°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	22°	22°	22°	21°	20°	21°	20°	18°	18°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 11	WSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	34	33	31	30	28	26	23	22	22	22
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	53%	61%	64%	67%	71%	74%	77%	83%	84%	85%
UV	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-

Wednesday (5 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	18°	18°	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	20°	18°	18°	17°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	16°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 19	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 13	W 11	W 11
Wind gust (mph)	23	25	25	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	36	37	37	37	36	33	32	30	26	23
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	84%	79%	75%	67%	60%	59%	55%	54%	53%	52%	50%	47%	53%	55%	62%	64%	61%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (6 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	16°	15°	14°	14°	13°	12°	13°	14°	16°	18°	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	20°	18°	17°	17°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	13°	13°	12°	12°	11°	11°	12°	14°	15°	16°	17°	18°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	18°	17°	16°	16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7
Wind gust (mph)	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	23	22	18	17	17	16
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	57%	62%	66%	73%	76%	80%	82%	76%	67%	56%	44%	40%	40%	40%	40%	39%	38%	39%	40%	41%	45%	53%	51%	55%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-

Friday (7 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°	13°	13°	15°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	17°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	14°	14°	13°	12°	12°	11°	14°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	N 6	N 5	NNW 4	S 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wind gust (mph)	17	17	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	16
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	56%	57%	60%	64%	67%	69%	71%	66%	58%	53%	42%	43%	43%	42%	42%	43%	44%	46%	48%	51%	56%	62%	65%	66%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-

Saturday (8 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°	14°	16°	18°	19°	20°	21°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	20°	19°	18°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	15°	15°	14°	14°	13°	14°	16°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	19°	18°	18°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 6	E 5	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6
Wind gust (mph)	15	14	13	11	11	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	67%	69%	71%	73%	74%	75%	75%	68%	63%	60%	57%	53%	51%	46%	44%	42%	41%	42%	44%	50%	57%	64%	69%	71%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-

Sunday (9 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	17°	17°	16°	18°	22°	23°	25°	23°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	16°	16°	18°	21°	21°	23°	21°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 6	S 7	SW 6	WSW 5	WSW 8	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 9	W 9
Wind gust (mph)	15	13	13	15	19	22	21	17	16
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	72%	74%	80%	79%	58%	44%	43%	46%	70%
UV	-	-	-	1	5	7	3	1	-

Monday (10 August 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	18°	17°	17°	20°	23°	24°	22°	17°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	16°	16°	18°	20°	21°	20°	16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 9	WSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8
Wind gust (mph)	16	15	17	19	18	17	14	12
Visibility (description)	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	70%	75%	74%	54%	41%	41%	48%	79%
UV	-	-	1	5	7	3	1	-

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Historic July sees record dryness, unprecedented sunshine and exceptional warmth

July 2026 has been an exceptional month for the UK's climate statistics, with records challenged or broken for rainfall, temperature and sunshine, according to…

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Mostly dry. Staying very warm and humid.

Today:

A mostly dry day, with plenty of sunny spells. The sunshine turning hazy through the afternoon, with the increasing chance of an isolated shower in the east. Another warm and humid feeling day, with light winds. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Tonight:

Sunny spells through the evening, but a few showers are possible. Mostly dry overnight, with any showers tending to fade as we head towards dawn. Staying warm. Minimum temperature 17 °C.

Wednesday:

Mostly dry, with plenty of sunny spells. A few passing light showers are possible, mainly during the morning. Turning increasingly breezy and feeling a little cooler. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

A mostly dry outlook, with sunny spells and a few passing showers, perhaps mainly on Thursday. Temperatures near average so feeling cooler than of late, especially during any breezier moments.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 4 Aug 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Rain or showers clearing on Sunday, with high pressure bringing more settled weather for most on Monday. High pressure will remain prevalent across the UK for a time, but low pressure in the Atlantic may bring further wet weather to northwestern parts. Further into August, high pressure may become more dominant towards the north or northwest of the UK, with lower pressure to the south or east. This means there is a greater chance of frontal systems or thundery interludes to affect southern and eastern areas in comparison to recent weeks, though rainfall amounts could be quite variable with some areas still seeing relatively little. For the most part, temperatures look to remain above average, especially in the south, and perhaps turning very warm or hot.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 4 Aug 2026

A continuation of the broad theme of high pressure remaining in place at least close to the UK, but with occasional more unsettled or changeable interludes, either resulting from Atlantic frontal systems or thundery plumes. This means that rainfall amounts overall are more likely to be below normal than above. Temperatures will probably be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 3 Aug 2026

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