Manston (Kent) weather

Headline:

Very warm and humid with heavy thundery downpours today.

Today:

Areas of heavy thundery rain this at first, torrential in places, leading to potential localised flooding. As the rain clears north this morning brighter conditions will follow, and temperatures rise, then isolated thunderstorms may develop. Feeling very warm and humid. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Tonight:

Any early thundery showers will quickly fade, leaving a fine evening and start to the night. Later a band of rain, often heavy, will arrive across western areas. Feeling muggy. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Sunday:

A band of often heavy rain will quickly move northeastwards across remaining areas. Bright or sunny spells and scattered showers follow to all areas, the showers possibly thundery. Very warm. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday areas of rain or showers, often heavy and thundery. Tuesday and Wednesday some dry and sunnier spells, with scattered still occasionally heavy showers. Temperatures will be closer to average.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. Wednesday will likely see a continuation of heavy, perhaps thundery showers, although the focus may be more across the north and east by this stage. Thereafter, a general westerly or north-westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to be close to or a little above average for most of the period. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through into the start of August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. However there are signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely as we progress further into the month. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing period, especially further south and east.