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Kent Weather Updates, Maidstone (2026)

29/05/2026

Weekend Forecast Will Be Published Saturday At 7AM

29/05/2026

KENT’S 8PM OVERNIGHT OUTLOOK 🌙 MIDNIGHT FRIDAY – 6AM SATURDAY
A clear, mild and settled night

Good evening everyone 🌙

Here’s your overnight outlook for Kent, taking us from midnight tonight through to 6AM Saturday morning. It’s looking like a mild, calm and settled night across the county, with clear skies, light winds and a low chance of rain.

Overnight picture

Skies should stay clear throughout the night, with little to no cloud showing from midnight through to dawn. Temperatures will remain very steady too, sitting around 16°C for much of the night, so it should feel quite mild for anyone out late or up early.

🥶 How it will feel

It will feel a little warmer than the actual temperature suggests, especially with the light breeze. Through the night it may feel closer to around 18–19°C.

🌧️ Rain risk

The rain chance remains low overnight, with no real signal for rain through to 6AM. For most places, it should simply be a quiet, dry-feeling and settled night across Kent.

🌅 By dawn

By around 6AM, it should still be clear, calm and mild across Kent. Temperatures will be around 16°C, with light winds and a pleasant settled start to Saturday morning.

Overnight details

🌡️ Temperature: Around 16°C
🥶 Feels like: Around 18–19°C
🌬️ Wind: Light, around 4–12 mph
☁️ Sky: Clear skies
🌧️ Rain: Low chance

Final thought

A clear, mild and settled night overall, with calm conditions and temperatures holding up well into Saturday morning 🌙

📢 Pop back from 7AM tomorrow for the full weekend forecast across Kent ☀️🌤️

All the best,
John – KWU

29/05/2026

KWU’s Weather Without the Waffle 🌦️ Tonight’s question: Why do weather apps often disagree?

Weather apps often disagree because they don’t all use the same data, they don’t all update at the same time, and many of them are largely automated.

That means one app might be working from one weather model, another app from a different model, and another may have updated more recently. So you can check three apps and get three different answers for the same town.

I’ll be honest with you on this one. Shock horror, but I’m not a big fan of relying on weather apps.

They can be useful for a quick glance, of course. Most of us have one on our phone, and I completely understand why people check them. But as far as I’m concerned, they are often not accurate enough on their own, especially when it comes to local weather.

The issue is that apps can make the weather look far more certain than it really is. They’ll show rain at 2pm, sunshine at 3pm, cloud at 4pm, all neatly lined up as if the atmosphere is following a timetable. But the weather doesn’t behave that neatly.

Showers can be very local. Cloud can break in one part of Kent and sit stubbornly over another. A breeze off the sea can change how it feels near the coast. Rain bands can speed up, slow down, weaken or shift slightly. That was proven nicely with last nights rain forecast. When I initially tracked the rain it was going in a straight line along the coast. 2 hours later, it was heading inland and going on a completely new trajectory.

That’s why one part of Kent can be dry while another gets a soaking. It’s also why an app can look very confident and still be wrong for your exact location.

One thing I’ll admit does frustrate me a little is when someone comes onto the page and says, “Well my app says…” which I had a lot of re last nights rain (and so called thunderstorms) as if that automatically proves the forecast here is wrong.

I definitely don’t mind local weather updates. They’re really helpful. But using an app to contradict a forecast can be misleading, because that app may be based on a different model, an older update, or a broad automated prediction.

A proper forecast is more than just reading one app. It means looking at the bigger picture — radar, wind direction, cloud movement, pressure patterns, timing, local differences and how the weather is actually developing.

That’s especially important in Kent, where the coast, the Channel, the Thames Estuary, inland warmth and local showers can all make a difference.

So by all means use weather apps as a rough guide. They have their place. But please don’t treat them as gospel.

The best picture usually comes from combining the forecast with what’s actually happening on the ground — and that’s where your local comments are really valuable.

If it’s raining where you are, tell us. If the sun is out, tell us. If the wind has picked up, tell us. That helps everyone.

But if your app says something different, just remember: it may not be seeing the whole Kent picture.

Which weather app do you use and do you actually trust it? 👇

Written by John - KWU

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29/05/2026

✈️ BIG BIRD OVER KENT! This afternoon, we had a Boeing 747 flying high above Kent.

This was a Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, operating from Houston, Texas 🇺🇸 to Luxembourg 🇱🇺, and it has just crossed the county before heading out over the Channel and into European airspace.

What makes this one a little special is that passenger Boeing 747s are becoming increasingly rare in our skies, but the "Queen of the Skies" is still very much alive in the cargo world. With its distinctive hump-backed upper deck and four powerful engines, the 747 remains one of the most recognisable aircraft ever built.

At the time it crossed Kent, it was cruising at around 37,000 feet and travelling at nearly 600 mph. While you certainly wouldn't have heard it from the ground at that height, it's still fascinating to think that this aircraft left Texas this morning and will be touching down in Luxembourg shortly.

Cargo flights like this are carrying everything from electronics and medical supplies to industrial equipment and online shopping orders, helping keep global trade moving around the clock.

Did anyone spot it on FlightRadar24 as it crossed Kent?

Or have you ever flown on a Boeing 747 back when they were a common sight at airports such as Heathrow and Gatwick like I have back in the day! I always wanted to go upstairs but never did 🤣

Let us know if you've flown them in the past.

John - KWU

29/05/2026

WARNING! ⚠️

Saharan Dust/Sand due again TODAY and overnight...

Yes, its back over Kent today and tonight. This could well be why our Kentish skies are hazy today....

Maybe keep your eye out if it rains a little and you have washing out as it could well deposit that sand and dust on your nice clean clothes. Also don't wash your car!!!

Image: University of Athens

29/05/2026

Good afternoon Kent - Temperature update at 1PM Friday

This is looking like the hottest part of the day today. There is a fair amount of cloud around meaning any sunshine is hazy. However I am sure you'll agree its very humid out there.

The temperatures start to fall back a bit from 3PM towards early evening when they'll be down to 22/23C

We need a bloody good thunderstorm and heavy rain to freshen everything up. Unfortunately absolutely not on the cards for Kent today. But as my 5AM forecast stated there maybe some light showers around in limited places only around about now (1PM).

If you get any in the next hour or so do drop an update for us all in the comments. And remember to add where you are.

All the best, John - KWU

Image - Windy .com

29/05/2026

📈 THANK YOU, KENT! ❤️

The last 7 days have been absolutely fantastic for Kent Weather Updates, and I just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to every single one of you.

Over the past week, the page has received an incredible 1.2 million views, more than 81,000 engagements, and welcomed 891 new followers to our growing community.

Whether you've liked a post, left a comment, shared a forecast, tagged a friend, or simply checked in to see what the weather is doing in your part of Kent, you've played a part in helping the page continue to grow.

So thank you for your continued support, your kind comments, your weather reports from around the county, and for making this such a friendly and active community.

Here's to the next 7 days! ☀️🌦️🌧️🌈

As always, I'd love to know where you're reading this from today. Drop your town or village in the comments below! 👇😊

Your ever grateful weatherman - John KWU

29/05/2026

KENT POLLEN COUNT 🌿 Friday: VERY HIGH ⚠️

Friday’s pollen levels are very high across Kent, with grass and w**d pollen likely to be the main triggers.

Main points:
Grass pollen is very high, so hay fever sufferers may notice stronger symptoms during the day.

W**d pollen is also very high, which could make conditions more uncomfortable for those sensitive to w**d pollen.

Tree pollen may still affect some people, but the main focus for Friday is the very high grass and w**d pollen levels.

Overall, anyone sensitive to grass or w**d pollen may notice symptoms on Friday, especially when spending time outdoors.

take care, John KWU

29/05/2026

KENT’S 5AM FORECAST ☀️🥵🌬️ FRIDAY 6AM – Midnight
(Another very hot day with sunshine dominating and a slight late shower risk)

Good morning everyone! Friday is looking like another exceptionally warm and humid day across Kent, with temperatures once again climbing into the high 20s through the afternoon. There will be lots of sunshine around for much of the day, although there is a very small chance of an isolated shower developing later on.

Quick glance:
☀️ Hot with long sunny spells
🌡️ 19–28°C
🌦️ Very slight shower risk later
🌬️ Mostly light winds
👕👖 Drying: Exceptional (AM) — washing will dry incredibly quickly
🌅 Hottest weather through the afternoon

👉 For the earlier risers, please read this alongside last night’s midnight–6AM forecast posted at 8PM.

Early Morning:
A very warm and muggy start across Kent with temperatures already around 18–19°C. It will feel unusually warm first thing with light winds and some early clearer spells.

Morning to Lunchtime:
Sunshine quickly becomes strong through the morning, although there will also be some cloud bubbling up at times. Temperatures rise rapidly towards 26°C by lunchtime, with a very hot feel developing.

Afternoon:
The afternoon looks extremely warm and humid with temperatures peaking around 27°C across parts of Kent. There will still be some sunshine around, although cloud may increase later and there’s a very small risk of an isolated shower towards evening.

Evening:
A very warm evening ahead with temperatures remaining around 22–23°C early evening. Any late shower risk should remain isolated, with many places staying dry.

Late Evening:
Skies gradually clear again overnight with a warm and humid feel continuing. Temperatures only slowly ease back towards 18°C by midnight.

Daytime Details:
🌡️ Air Temperature: 18–28°C
🌍 Ground Temperature: 14–37°C
🥶 Feels Like: 22–32°C
🌬️ Wind: Variable 3–22 mph, mostly light
☁️ Cloud Cover: Mixed — sunny spells but cloud increasing later
👕👖 Drying Conditions: Exceptional (morning) — hot, dry and very warm
🌧️ Rain Chance: Very low, slight risk later
🌅 Sunrise: 04:50 | 🌇 Sunset: 20:58
☀️ UV: High

Overall, another very hot and humid day across Kent with lots of sunshine and a real continental feel, although there’s just a slight chance of a late isolated shower 🌤️🥵

Remember to pop back at 8PM tonight for the midnight to 6AM forecast 🌙

All the best,
John – KWU

28/05/2026

FINAL UPDATE 9.30PM THURSDAY

Evening all, so the direction of the rain has changed. Its moved inland and away from the coast apart from some small showers heading for Folkstone now.

They have reduced in size and intensity and moving more northwards now, but still tracking east (see directional arrows).

If you get any, it'll be before midnight and not a great deal. but might clear the air!

And, just like a couple of nights ago, people are talking about thunderstorms again saying their app is telling them!!!!

Just like a few nights ago I am saying NO THUNDERSTORMS in Kent and you really must stop believing these apps 🥴🥴

John - KWU

PS - Who was right a couple of nights ago???? Just saying 🤣🤣

28/05/2026

KENT’S 8PM OVERNIGHT OUTLOOK 🌙 MIDNIGHT THURSDAY – 6AM FRIDAY
A warm, calm and partly clear night

Good evening everyone 🌙

Here’s your overnight outlook for Kent, taking us from midnight tonight through to 6AM Friday morning.

It’s looking like a warm and settled night across the county, with light winds, no real rain signal and a mix of cloud and clearer spells through the early hours.

🌙 Overnight picture

Temperatures will stay very mild overnight, sitting around 18–19°C from midnight through to dawn. Cloud will be around at times during the first part of the night, but it should become more broken later, with some clearer spells developing towards the early morning.

🥶 How it will feel

It will feel warmer than the actual temperature suggests, especially with the air staying quite still. Through the night, it may feel closer to around 22–23°C, so this will be a noticeably warm.

🌧️ Rain risk

The rain chance remains low overnight, with no real signal for rain through to 6AM. For most places, it should stay calm, settled and quiet right through the early hours.

🌅 By dawn

By around 6AM, it should still be warm, calm and mainly settled across Kent. Temperatures will be around 18–19°C, with some clearer spells around and only light winds.

Overnight details

🌡️ Temperature: Around 18–19°C
🥶 Feels like: Around 22–23°C
🌬️ Wind: Light, around 3–6 mph
☁️ Sky: Partly cloudy, with clearer spells later
🌧️ Rain: Low chance

Final thought

A warm, calm and settled night overall, with temperatures staying high and a very mild feel right through to Friday morning 🌙

📢 Pop back from 5AM tomorrow for the full daily forecast across Kent ☀️🌤️

All the best,
John – KWU

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