Canterbury (Kent) weather

Headline:

Chilly but mostly dry overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Mainly fine and dry in the evening and overnight. Colder than of late, with winds easing inland. Breezier in eastern coastal districts, with the odd shower possible here. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

After a chilly start, a mostly fine day should follow, with some warm sunny periods. Breezier near the east coast, with isolated showers possible here. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mainly fine, although occasionally breezier with a few showers in the east. Some chilly nights are likely, with slight frost at first, with some misty and foggy starts possible inland.

Continuation of the settled weather of the previous few days into Friday for most. Dry for the vast majority, with light winds and sunny spells by day; overnight there will be a risk of mist or isolated fog patches. However we then enter into a very uncertain period as thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain try to push in from the Atlantic. Confidence in any breakdown to unsettled weather however is very low, influenced by ex-Hurricane Gabrielle, which may approach the UK during this time. On balance some rain, and potentially some strong winds are likely to affect at least the west of the UK. The following week will most likely see a west to east split, with wettest weather remaining in western areas. Temperatures around to above average.

Confidence is very low in the weather regimes most likely to affect the UK during this period. On balance, slow-moving weather patterns are most favoured at first, possibly with high pressure centred to the west of the UK, and low pressure to the northeast, allowing a slightly cooler and more changeable flavour to the weather to develop. Towards mid-October a more unsettled pattern may become established as areas of low pressure over the North Atlantic move close to or over the UK, with an increased chance of windy conditions at times. Temperatures will probably recover to near-average.