Botany Bay (Broadstairs) (Kent) weather

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Forecast days

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    7 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (21 January 2025)
    Time
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wednesday (22 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Drizzle
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    NE
    5
    WSW
    5
    WNW
    6
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    15
    15
    17
    18
    20
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Thursday (23 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    70%
    80%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    26
    43
    43
    36
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Friday (24 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    33
    SW
    24
    SW
    18
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    43
    52
    54
    49
    41
    31
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    85%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Saturday (25 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    17
    18
    18
    21
    23
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Sunday (26 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    16
    S
    20
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    22
    26
    31
    37
    44
    48
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Monday (27 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    25
    S
    24
    S
    23
    S
    24
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    42
    40
    40
    40
    39
    37
    39
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Tuesday, some morning bright spells possible, turning cloudy later.

    Today:

    Some brief bright or sunny spells possible initially after any early fog clears. Cloud thickening and lowering once again from the southeast through the day, however staying largely dry. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Overcast with extensive areas of low cloud forming and covering hills. The odd patch of drizzle initially, before outbreaks of rain develop from the south. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Overcast with outbreaks of rain, especially across southern counties, but gradually turning drier later with clearer conditions arriving through the evening. Patchy frost and fog forming overnight. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Thursday, early frost with patchy fog. Rain band and stronger winds moving east later. Very windy Friday, turning brighter after a wet start, with strong winds easing into Saturday.

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