Sandwich (Kent) weather

Headline:

Cloud and rain clearing overnight

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy at first this evening with spells of rain. Clearer intervals will develop from the west overnight, though the far southeast may stay cloudy until dawn. Winds generally light, with temperatures turning chilly where skies clear. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

Dry and bright through the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon with a few showers moving across the area. Clearer spells overnight may lead to a patchy frost. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Largely dry with bright or sunny spells on Sunday. Cloudier on Monday and Tuesday with showers spreading inland from coastal areas. Feeling cooler, especially along windward coastal districts.

High pressure is likely to remain centred to the north or northwest of the UK for much of this period amid slowly evolving weather patterns. This means overall, a fair amount of dry weather is expected though there will likely be some exceptions. Firstly, Atlantic frontal zones may graze over the southwest near the start of this period, bringing some rain and breezy conditions. The latter part of April may also see cold air sweep south across much or all of the UK for a time, bringing potential for wintry showers in the north and east and more widespread overnight frost. Any cold spell looks fairly likely to be short-lived before somewhat milder conditions become re-established.

Slowly evolving weather patterns are likely to continue throughout the first half of May. Within this, high pressure is more likely than not to be located somewhere to the north or northwest of the country, and low pressure located closer to southern areas. The orientation of and proximity to the UK of each of these features will be key to regional weather on a day-to-day basis. However, on balance, northern and some western areas would likely be drier, with southern and possibly some eastern parts seeing more in the way of rain or showers at times. Overall, temperatures probably close to or a little above average, though scope for some chilly nights with late season frost, especially in the north.