Kent weather and when rain will end this week after weekend washout

Kent has been hit with weather warnings and flood alerts over the last week
-Credit: (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)


Following what has been for the most part a very wet September here in Kent, forecasts have revealed when we may see an end to the grey and gloom. Over the past weekend, much of the county endured continuous heavy showers, leading to sewage warnings around the coast.

In the week prior, Kent was hit with weather warnings and flood alerts as the rain continued. Many of us woke up to more drizzly weather on Monday morning (September 30), with the wet weather seemingly here to stay a little while longer.

The latest Met Office forecasts indicate that showers are likely to continue throughout the south east during the morning and early afternoon. Weather maps show showers lingering over Kent until around 4pm, turning patchy from 1pm onwards.

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Met Office Meteorologist Kathryn Chalk said: “Well, it’s a wet start to the new working week with heavy spells of rain for some of us as low pressure dominates. We’ve got heavy spells of rain already across much of southern parts of England, moving across parts of Wales and the Midlands.”

There are multiple yellow weather alerts for rain in place for much of Monday, however, these are located further north and do not cover any parts of Kent. Here in the south we can expect to feel some gusty winds throughout the day, particularly along the coast.

Kathryn continued on to say: “Further towards the south, turning drier into the afternoon. We may even see some glimmers of sunshine towards the far south west with a few showers [...] We still do have some strong winds around though, generally across the English Channel and across parts of East Anglia, with light winds towards the far north.”

Showers will begin to clear in Kent from Monday afternoon (Pictured: Met Office rain map for Monday, September 30)
Showers will begin to clear in Kent from Monday afternoon (Pictured: Met Office rain map for Monday, September 30) -Credit:Met Office

Clearer skies are expected for much of the late afternoon and early evening, before showers return overnight from midnight onwards. These may turn heavy in some areas, particularly toward the east of the region.

Winds will continue to pick up during the night as well, with coastal gales possible across east Kent. Rain will largely clear as we head into Tuesday morning, though may linger for a while longer to the east of the county.

From here, the day is looking to be predominantly dry, with the odd isolated shower possible. Similar forecasts have been made by the BBC, which predicts a cloudy but dry afternoon for many in Kent, feeling breezy throughout.

Both the Met Office and BBC anticipate that any residual showers that are present over the county on Wednesday morning will soon clear away, once again making for a mostly dry day. Clear spells may even give way to some sunshine as temperatures sit around the mid teens, peaking at around 16C.

Overnight temperatures will drop considerably, feeling rather chilly with the possibility of frost and fog patches developing. Those drier and sunnier conditions are largely expected to continue throughout Thursday before a more mixed bag on Friday, with some cloudier skies returning.

Turning an eye to the coming weekend, the long range Met Office forecast for Friday October 4 to Sunday, October 13 states: “High pressure initially presides over the bulk of the UK, with more widely drier and brighter conditions and just a few isolated showers. However, low pressure over the Atlantic becomes increasingly influential through Friday and into the weekend with areas of rain crossing through, although the timing of this transition is uncertain.”

There may then be a return of longer spells of rain over the following week, though this will be intercut with sunny spells. Forecasts indicate that the south will see the driest conditions while temperatures generally sit below average for this time of year.

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