Kennet and Avon Canal Bike Ride

A canal side towpath through rural England

Hiking weather forecast

Regional weather (Met Office)

Updated: Tue, 29-Apr at 11:38

South East England

Plenty of sunshine, feeling warm or very warm.

  • A fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine, perhaps a touch hazy with scattered high level cloud
  • Feeling warm or very warm, although perhaps a touch cooler along the coast
  • Gentle winds
  • Maximum Temperature 25C

Tonight:

  • A largely clear night ahead, staying dry
  • Mostly a mild night, however in low lying rural areas turning chilly
  • Possible, isolated mist of fog patches in the cool valleys
  • Minimum Temperature 5C

Wednesday:

  • Another dry and sunny day with light winds
  • Feeling very warm, although cooler towards the coast
  • Maximum Temperature 27C

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

  • Very warm Thursday with prolonged sunshine
  • Temperatures trending downwards from Friday with isolated showers possible Friday with more cloud then earlier in the week, although still plenty of sunny spells

UK Day 6-7 and week 2

  • Following a warm week, temperatures will most likely be closer to average for most of the UK
  • Whilst a little rain is possible across the south at first, most areas should stay mainly dry
  • Largely fine but cooler conditions are most likely over the weekend
  • However, northern and northeastern parts could turn cloudier and breezier at times with a chance of rain at times
  • Into the following week, conditions will probably turn more changeable overall, with dry, settled periods interspersed with some spells of wetter weather
  • This will bring some showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places
  • Western and northwestern parts are most likely to see fair weather prevail for longest
  • Temperatures are expected to remain around or just above average

UK Week 3 and 4

  • Through the second half of May, the weather is expected to be mixed, which is fairly typical of spring
  • Periods of fine and dry weather are likely to be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places
  • Temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average overall

Weather data by Met Office

South East weather (Accuweather)

Now would be a good time for a cup of tea.