Teynham to Faversham Walk

Kent hourly weather (Open Meteo)

Sunset: 16:02. Dusk: 16:41. Dark: 17:24. Moon 11% (dusk to 18:54)

Updated: Thu, 02-Jan at 20:36

	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Today															0%	0%
Fri, 03 Jan	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Sat, 04 Jan	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	4%	8%	13%	20%	28%
Sun, 05 Jan	93%	91%	88%	85%	81%	76%	73%	71%	69%	67%	66%	65%	65%	66%	67%	69%
Mon, 06 Jan	70%	69%	68%	68%	67%	66%	65%	64%	64%	64%	63%	62%	60%	57%	52%	47%
Tue, 07 Jan	18%	16%	13%	11%	8%	6%	5%	4%	4%	4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	5%	6%
Wed, 08 Jan	15%	17%	18%	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	24%	25%	26%	26%	26%	27%	27%	27%
Thu, 09 Jan	28%	28%	28%	28%	28%	28%	28%	28%	29%	29%	29%	30%	31%	31%	32%	32%
Fri, 10 Jan	32%	32%	32%	32%	34%	37%	39%	40%	41%	42%	42%	42%	42%	42%	41%	39%
Sat, 11 Jan	39%	35%	30%	26%	25%	26%	26%	25%	24%	23%	24%	25%	26%	28%	29%	29%
Sun, 12 Jan	13%	16%	22%	26%	28%	29%	29%	29%	29%	31%	32%	32%	32%	31%	28%	26%
Mon, 13 Jan	19%	18%	16%	15%	14%	13%	13%	14%	17%	19%	21%	24%	26%	27%	27%	27%
Tue, 14 Jan	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	19%	18%	17%	16%
Wed, 15 Jan	16%	16%	16%	15%	14%	13%	13%	13%	14%	15%	16%	16%	🌫 16%	15%	14%	13%
Thu, 16 Jan	10%	10%	11%	11%	12%	12%	13%	14%	16%	17%	18%	19%	19%	18%	17%	15%
Fri, 17 Jan	10%	11%	11%	12%	12%	13%	13%	13%	13%	13%	13%	13%	13%	13%	13%	13%

Percentages are the chance of rain.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Kent hourly weather (Met Office)

Sunset: 16:02. Dusk: 16:41. Dark: 17:24. Moon 11% (dusk to 18:54)

Updated: Thu, 02-Jan at 20:00

	06	09	12	15	18	21
Today						0%
Fri, 03 Jan	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	3%
Sat, 04 Jan	5%	5%	5%	6%	14%	62%
Sun, 05 Jan	86%	85%	61%	54%	54%	50%
Mon, 06 Jan	56%	50%	16%	10%	9%	10%
Tue, 07 Jan	8%	6%	4%	7%	5%	7%
Wed, 08 Jan	18%	23%	68%	51%	51%	49%
Thu, 09 Jan	14%	16%	16%	46%	18%

Percentages are the chance of rain.

Weather data by Met Office

Regional weather (Met Office)

Sunset: 16:02. Dusk: 16:41. Dark: 17:24. Moon 11% (dusk to 18:54)

Updated: Thu, 02-Jan at 20:38

South East England

Coastal showers die away. Clear, frosty night.

• This evening any showers across Kent will die away, leaving everywhere dry and clear overnight with light winds
• A widespread frost will quickly develop, locally severe
• Minimum Temperature -6C

Friday:

• A frosty start, but dry with plenty of sunshine
• Cloud will arrive from the north from late afternoon
• Maximum Temperature 4C

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

• Saturday frosty start then becoming cloudy, with rain or perhaps temporarily snow, arriving later
• Sunday probably milder, windy with spells of rain
• Monday windy, turning colder with rain or showers

UK Day 6-7 and week 2

• Much of this period is likely to remain colder than average, with an ongoing risk of ice and frost
• There will also likely be wintry or snow showers at times along coastal areas exposed to onshore winds, these occasionally feeding farther inland, but interspersed with some lengthy dry and clear spells
• Some longer spells of rain, perhaps preceded by some sleet and snow, may push into some southern and/or western areas as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to make some progress into the UK, perhaps also introducing something briefly milder
• Towards mid-January there may be a trend towards less-cold conditions more generally, but perhaps with high pressure nearby which could result in fairly settled conditions with an increasing chance of fog

UK Week 3 and 4

• Slowly-evolving weather patterns look most likely through the second half of January, with high pressure often in the vicinity of the UK, although the flavour of the weather we experience depends on where the high and low pressure centres are relative to the UK
• There are currently no strong signals for prolonged cold but spells of cold weather are likely, with frost, fog, and wintry showers
• Pulses of more unsettled weather are more likely across the south than the north, and may bring milder conditions for a time too

Weather data by Met Office

Kent Air Quality (Pollen and UV)

Updated: Thu, 02-Jan at 20:36

Key : Low Medium High Very High

Pollens

These pollens are shown (in season):

• Grass
• Alder and birch (trees)
• Mugwort and Ragweed (weeds)

When out walking, wraparound glasses, a disposable or washable facemask, and being at the front of the group, all help.

Other forecasts: Met Office, University of Worcester

UV and Air Quality

The UV forecast takes account of cloud cover.

"Air Q", the European Air Quality index, is a mix of dust/particulates, ozone, sulphur and nitrous oxides

Data

Weather data by Open-Meteo and CAMS ENSEMBLE

Kent Visibility

Updated: Thu, 02-Jan at 20:36

Visibility in km. Above 50km is 'good'. Humidity and air pollution make it worse. Theoretical maximum is 300km/200 miles in clean dry polar air.

On the South Downs, at ~ 170m/500ft, the horizon is is ~ 45km/30 miles away. On a mountain at 1,000m/3,000ft, it is ~ 160km/100 miles away. Formula: horizon in km = √ (13 x altitude in m)

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Kent daylight

Notes

• Max Height (solar noon) is when the sun is highest in the sky.
• Day length is dawn to dusk as there is enough light for walking for at least 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, even on an overcast day.
• At 'Light' (nautical dawn) the horizon becomes visible. At 'Dawn' (civil dawn) there is enough light to read, and drivers can switch their lights off. Finally the sun rises.
• After sunset, there is still enough light to read until 'Dusk' (civil dusk) or lighting up time for drivers. The horizon is still visible until 'Dark' (nautical dusk).
• Times will vary if there is a hill on the horizon.

Kent moonlight

Moonlight chart for walking at night.

Notes

• The percentage of the moon which is illuminated doesn't vary much with location.
• A full moon is not just bigger, it is much brighter. A quarter moon (1/2 disk visible) give less than 5% of the illumination of a full moon. You can walk with a quarter moon if its high in the sky (after dusk for a growing moon, before dawn for a shrinking moon).
• Sky glow (light reflected by air or clouds) from nearby cities, and especially snow on the ground also effect light levels.
• Times will vary a few minutes, as (i) these figures are for the centre of the county the walk is in, (ii) if there are hills on the horizon, and (iii) if you are on a hill
• Sunlight is ~ 1,000,000 times brighter than moonlight.
• Of course, you need a cloudless night as well!

Kent weather (Accuweather)