Ramsgate to Margate via Broadstairs and Botany Bay walk

Met Office Forecast

South East England

Rain overnight. Sunny spells Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

• Any remaining showers dying out, with some early evening sunny spells for southeastern parts.
• Dry into the late evening, but outbreaks of rain sweeping eastwards later, these heavy at times.
• Becoming dry and clear in the west by dawn.
• Minimum Temperature 16C.

Friday:

• Cloud and rain in the east at first, this soon clearing to give a bright morning for all with long spells of sunshine.
• Staying mainly sunny through the afternoon.
• Warm.
• Maximum Temperature 26C.

Saturday to Monday:

• A fine day on Saturday, some light showers possible in west.
• Dry and sunny morning Sunday, cloudier with isolated showers later.
• Band of occasionally heavy rain sweeping east Monday.

UK Day 6-7 and week 2

• The very start of this period will see most areas experiencing rather cloudy conditions and perhaps some rain or drizzle spreading from the southwest.
• The east and southeast are more likely to be drier on Tuesday, with stronger winds and showers in the north and northwest.
• From then, there looks to be a change to more settled conditions with the best of any sunshine in the southeast.
• A northwest/southeast temperature split may also develop, whereby cooler polar air will characterise the north, with the south experiencing warmer air from the continent.
• By the end of this period, fine, dry weather is likely to prevail for many.
• Light winds are likely with plenty of sunshine, and temperatures generally warm or locally very warm.

UK Week 3 and 4

• After generally settled weather for the end of August, September brings more widely unsettled conditions across the UK.
• The weather may continue to become more changeable through the early weeks, seeing average conditions for this time of year.
• Temperatures are likely to be warm, and to remain warm throughout this period.

Met Office : South East England : 2022-08-18T14:34:00

Daylight : Kent

Day length is dusk to dawn. Times will vary a little if there is a hill on the horizon.

It should still be light enough to read at dawn and dusk, so there will be enough light for walking even earlier (later).

Moonlight : Kent

Notes

• The moon's phase or fracillum (percentage of the moon illuminated) doesn't vary much with location.
• A full moon is not just bigger, its much brighter. A half moon ('50%') give less than 5% of the illumination of a full moon. You can walk with a half 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
• Of course, you need a cloudless night as well!