Chartham (Kent) weather

Headline:

Dry with sunny spells. Wind easing.

Today:

A chilly and breezy start to the day. Dry, with sunny spells for many, although sunshine rather hazy in the east at first until high cloud clears. Feeling less cold as winds ease later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

A mostly dry night, although isolated mainly coastal showers are possible. Long clear spells allowing temperatures to fall with a risk of frost and fog, mainly in rural spots. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Saturday:

Any overnight fog will slowly clear, leaving a dry day with some sunny spells, although cloud thickening towards the east where rain may clip Kent later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times. Rain clearing overnight then drier Monday and Tuesday but often cloudy. Perhaps feeling cooler by Tuesday.

Showers or longer spells of rain are likely to continue at first for many parts of the country, perhaps heavy at times, but gradually over the weekend the weather is expected to become more settled. Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see this change first, with spells of rain perhaps slower to clear further across the south. Into the following week, high pressure is expected to become more widely established. Winds will be light and clearer skies are likely, however this does not rule out the odd shower, especially around coasts. High pressure and settled weather will result in temperatures falling to closer to average, with overnight frosts and morning fog which could be slow to clear.

High pressure will probably remain influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing likelihood of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Despite the greater signal for settled weather, showers or occasional bands of rain are still possible at times, especially later in the period towards January. These could be wintry in nature. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year.