Folkestone (Beach) (Kent) weather

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    7 day forecast for Folkestone (Beach)

    Today (16 July 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    Visibility
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    SE
    3
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    10
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    93%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    88%
    92%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    3
    S
    4
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    9
    12
    13
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    97%
    92%
    77%
    66%
    56%
    60%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    9
    9
    5
    5
    9
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    4
    ESE
    6
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    13
    15
    17
    18
    15
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    75%
    67%
    71%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    8
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.4
    0.2
    0.5
    0.9
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    7
    3
    4
    3
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    4
    SW
    4
    S
    5
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    11
    15
    17
    18
    17
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    89%
    85%
    77%
    74%
    77%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.8
    0.8
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    21
    24
    24
    23
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    76%
    72%
    75%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    8
    9
    12
    13
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    1.1
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    22
    23
    24
    22
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    89%
    77%
    65%
    68%
    75%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Warming steadily. Some heavy showers likely by the weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some evening sunshine followed by a dry and mostly clear night with light winds, allowing some mist and low cloud patches to form around dawn. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Thursday:

    Largely cloudy to start, becoming brighter into the afternoon with the odd light shower possible in the west. Very warm and humid, but cooler near coasts. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Dry and bright on Friday but very warm and humid with showers or heavy rain developing overnight into Saturday. Cooler by Sunday, but remaining unsettled with further showers.

    Updated:

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