Dover (Kent) weather

Headline:

Storm Bert brings sometimes heavy rain and coastal gales.

Today:

Spells of sometimes heavy rain today, although temporary drier spells are possible, especially across Sussex and Kent later this morning and early afternoon. Becoming windy, with coastal gales, whilst also turning noticeably milder. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Heavy rain for most places this evening. Overnight many places gradually become dry, although heavy rain may return to western areas later. Windy with coastal gales. Very mild. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Sunday:

Rain, often heavy, will gradually spread east. However, Sussex and Kent are likely to remain dry. Windy everywhere, with gales along the south coast, these perhaps locally severe. Very mild. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Sunny spells and isolated showers with lighter winds Monday and Tuesday, once early rain clears Monday. Wednesday wet and windy weather is likely to arrive. Temperatures generally close to average.

Probably a quieter interlude to start this period for much of the UK as high pressure builds across the north with a return of night frosts. However there is still a risk of some rain across southern parts of the country on Wednesday, although the northern extent of this is uncertain. The high is likely to migrate eastwards during the second half of next week, potentially allowing some outbreaks of rain to move into some some northwestern areas along with some stronger winds. Into December, and while signals are mixed it looks most likely that high pressure may re-assert itself close to or over the UK, with temperatures generally near average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However as we move further into December there are signs that it will become less settled with west or northwesterly types preferred, These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.