North Downs Way
The North Downs ridge - woooded in the east, open downland in the west. Pilgrims Way to Canterbury, or white cliffs to finish
Hiking weather forecast
Regional weather (Met Office)
Updated: Mon, 06-Jan at 23:38
South East England
Wintry showers becoming confined to some western areas. Icy stretches.
- Cold and dry for most with a frost as cloud breaks
- Icy stretches on untreated surfaces
- Showers becoming mostly isolated, with many areas becoming dry
- Winds decreasing
- Icy stretches on untreated surfaces
- Minimum Temperature -1C
Tuesday:
- A bright start for most
- Any early showers soon clearing giving a dry day with some sunshine
- Staying cold and breezy
- Maximum Temperature 5C
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
- Cloudier on Wednesday with some rain and snow for a time
- Drier and brighter on Thursday and Friday
- Cold throughout, with frosts developing overnight
- Mostly light winds
UK Day 6-7 and week 2
- High pressure is likely close to if not over the UK throughout this period, with generally settled conditions prevailing
- Cloud amounts will be variable and occasionally large, but with a chance of some fog developing under clearer spells, which would be slow to clear, That said, frontal systems may affect parts of the UK at times, these more likely towards the northwest of the UK, bringing some rain and windier conditions
- Any systems are likely to be fairly weak though as they run into the high pressure
- Temperatures are likely to be generally around or a little above average, although southern and eastern parts may start rather cold, and it will be cold if or where fog lingers
- Colder spells are also possible in the far north at times
UK Week 3 and 4
- Slowly-evolving weather patterns are most likely at first, with high pressure often in the vicinity of the UK, although the nature of the weather we experience depends on where the high and low pressure centres are relative to the UK
- Overall, it is likely to start largely dry and settled though
- Temperatures will generally be close to average, perhaps a little above towards the northwest of the UK, but with an ongoing chance of frost and perhaps fog where clear skies prevail
- Later in the month and more particularly into early February, there are hints that it may become more unsettled, as areas of low pressure over the Atlantic make more progress into parts of the UK
Weather data by Met Office