Sandwich (Kent) weather

Headline:

Dry overnight. Becoming cloudier later Saturday. Rather windy, feeling chilly.

This Evening and Tonight:

Remaining dry overnight. Largely cloudy for north-western parts but clear spells likely for more eastern and southern areas. This could lead to a slight frost in sheltered spots. A brisk breeze persisting, strong around coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Saturday:

Dry on Saturday, with early sunny spells for some gradually giving way to more cloudy conditions from the north. Risk of isolated light showers later. Rather windy, especially on coasts. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Mostly dry through this period and cloudy at first. Perhaps becoming a little brighter with risk of overnight fog. Coastal showers possible later. Winds gradually easing, becoming generally light. Chilly.

High pressure is likely to be centred to the west or northwest over the North Atlantic through this period with low pressure to the east. Slowly evolving weather patterns are therefore most probable through this time. However, around the turn of the year, an area of low pressure may move through the North Sea bringing a period of wetter and windier weather, especially to the north. With cold air close to the UK, some wintry hazards are possible in places. Into January more settled conditions with colder and drier than average conditions are most probable. There will however be some periods of rain or showers and windier spells. Temperatures will probably be below average for this period overall and so wintry hazards remain a possibility in places.

Whilst confidence in details is low, high pressure will probably remain close to the UK initially, leading to slowly evolving weather patterns. Periods of relatively settled weather interspersed with more changeable interludes are likely, as are some spells of showers, especially around coastal areas. Temperatures will likely recover a little to be near to or slightly below average during this time, but an enhanced risk of wintry hazards affecting some parts at times remains. Later in the period, a transition to more widely changeable or unsettled conditions is possible, with a corresponding shift to near or slightly above average temperatures.