Thursday 5 November
Maidstone
One of seven forecasts expects rain later today, so it may stay dry.
Strong agreement · 1 wet, 6 dry · highs 1.5° apart
Low 6°Wind 9 mph7 forecasts averaged, updated at 19:34
The next 24 hours
Bars show how many of the 5 hourly forecasts expect rain (the others only share daily figures). Tap an hour for each one.
Dry for the next 24 hours. All 5 forecasts agree.
This hour (midnight), 9°. None of the 5 forecasts expect rain.
- ECMWF (Europe)9.0°Dry
- GFS (US)9.2°Dry
- ICON (Germany)9.1°Dry
- Météo-France9.0°Dry
- GEM (Canada)8.7°Dry
The seven highs are 1.5° apart.
The optimist
The one to show your mates before a barbecue.
The pessimist
The one to blame when you’ve packed a coat for nothing.
Every forecast, day by day
Every forecast for Thursday 5 November
| Forecast | High | Low | Rain | Wind | vs average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Met Office | 9.3° | 7.6° | Dry | 3 mph | −0.8° |
| Googlepessimist | 9.8° | 5.5° | 0.7 mm | 10 mph | −0.3° |
| ECMWF (Europe) | 10.1° | 5.7° | Dry | 9 mph | −0.0° |
| GFS (US)optimist | 10.8° | 6.2° | Dry | 13 mph | +0.7° |
| ICON (Germany) | 10.2° | 8.3° | Dry | 9 mph | +0.1° |
| Météo-France | 10.5° | 4.9° | Dry | 9 mph | +0.4° |
| GEM (Canada) | 10.2° | 3.8° | Dry | 9 mph | +0.1° |
| Average | 10.1° | 6.0° | 0.1 mm | 9 mph | – |
Forecast data: Met Office, Powered by Google. Includes weather data from Google, Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Tonight's stargazing
Clear spells likely as soon as it's dark until about 11pm. 4 of 5 forecasts agree.
10% moon. Sky darkness here: very light polluted.
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