Whyteleafe to Hayes walk

Met Office Forecast

South East England

Breezy with rain this evening. Drier by the early hours.

This Evening and Tonight:

Windy with occasionally heavy rain this evening, this clearing to the east around midnight. Drier, colder and clearer across the region through the early hours where more sheltered spots may see a frost by dawn. Minimum Temperature -1C.

Wednesday:

A bright and breezy morning on Wednesday. Showers developing by the afternoon, heavy and blustery in places but clearing through the evening. Cold throughout the day. Maximum Temperature 8C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Thursday starting cold but bright, rain and showers developing later. Bright with isolated showers on Friday but staying breezy. Mainly sunny with scattered showers Saturday, but increasingly windy.

Day 6-7 and Week 2:

Sunday looks likely to be unsettled with sunshine and blustery showers, wintry over northern hills, perhaps with more persistent rain in places. Early next week it may become less windy generally with some longer drier, brighter spells and local night frost. However it will probably turn generally more unsettled and milder again by mid week as further bands of rain and strong winds sweep northeast across all areas. Most of the rain is likely in the west with drier spells more likely in the east and southeast. Although it looks as if these unsettled conditions will dominate for the rest of the period there is a small chance that things could become drier and colder generally, particularly away from the northwest, with an increased risk of both frost and fog.

Week 3 and 4:

Confidence is low throughout this period. Changeable and sometimes windy conditions seem more likely through late December, with the wetter weather in the west and longer drier spells in the east. By the time we go into January, longer spells of more widely dry, quiet and bright weather are possible, especially for southern and central areas, with the northwest more likely to remain unsettled. Temperatures should be near to or somewhat above average overall, but with the usual day to day variations. However in quieter spells, it is likely to be colder generally, with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Met Office : South East England : 2019-12-10T13:43:32

Daylight : Kent

Data: US Navy Observatory

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, and, (ii) if there are hills on the horizon.
• Of course, you need a cloudless night as well!
• Data: US Navy Observatory