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Folkestone 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Folkestone

Kent, United Kingdom

Long range weather outlook for Folkestone includes 14 day forecast summary:

Reviewing the forecast for Folkestone Over the next 14 days and the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 16°C, with a high for the two weeks of 18°C expected on the afternoon of Friday 24th. The average minimum temperature will be 11°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Monday 20th at 9°C. Expect the coming 14 days to have some days seeing a little precipitation and some days with rain. Predictions are Wednesday 22nd will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 10.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Wed 15
May
18:00

E
E

8 / 11 mph 62 / 60°F 80% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

ENE
ENE

9 / 14 mph 58 / 56°F 89% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 94%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
24%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 16
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

6 / 11 mph 56 / 55°F 91% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

5 / 10 mph 54 / 53°F 91% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
45%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

5 / 9 mph 53 / 52°F 91% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 27%
Mid level cloud: 84%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NW
NW

4 / 5 mph 55 / 55°F 92% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 64%
Mid level cloud: 77%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

W
W

4 / 4 mph 58 / 58°F 90% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 63%
Mid level cloud: 99%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

WSW
WSW

7 / 8 mph 62 / 60°F 90% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 28%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
60%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

7 / 8 mph 61 / 58°F 91% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 34%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
53%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SW
SW

6 / 9 mph 57 / 56°F 90% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
40%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 17
May
00:00

SSW
SSW

8 / 11 mph 55 / 54°F 90% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SSW
SSW

6 / 11 mph 54 / 52°F 87% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

6 / 12 mph 54 / 50°F 90% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

S
S

8 / 15 mph 55 / 52°F 87% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 33%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

9 / 13 mph 58 / 55°F 83% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SW
SW

6 / 8 mph 60 / 58°F 80% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 5 mph 60 / 59°F 84% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
32%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

ESE
ESE

1 / 2 mph 56 / 56°F 87% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 74%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
77%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 18
May
00:00

NW
NW

2 / 2 mph 55 / 55°F 86% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
49%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

N
N

3 / 6 mph 55 / 55°F 86% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 83%
High level cloud: 97%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
86%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

3 / 6 mph 53 / 53°F 87% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 4 mph 56 / 56°F 82% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 95%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

1 / 1 mph 60 / 59°F 85% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 66%
High level cloud: 77%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
86%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

W
W

4 / 4 mph 63 / 60°F 82% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
51%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

2 / 2 mph 60 / 60°F 89% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 96%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNE
NNE

8 / 10 mph 57 / 55°F 91% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
89%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sun 19
May
00:00

N
N

9 / 14 mph 54 / 51°F 95% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 60%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
76%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

N
N

10 / 15 mph 52 / 49°F 95% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 64%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

11 / 17 mph 53 / 49°F 95% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 73%
Mid level cloud: 65%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
95%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

11 / 14 mph 58 / 55°F 84% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

11 / 15 mph 61 / 59°F 80% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

14 / 20 mph 61 / 60°F 76% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

15 / 22 mph 57 / 53°F 87% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNE
NNE

18 / 28 mph 52 / 47°F 92% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
59%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 20
May
00:00

NNE
NNE

19 / 26 mph 52 / 46°F 92% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 61%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
77%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNE
NNE

19 / 31 mph 50 / 44°F 87% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 46%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

19 / 34 mph 49 / 43°F 82% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

19 / 28 mph 53 / 47°F 78% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
58%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

19 / 21 mph 56 / 51°F 74% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

18 / 21 mph 58 / 53°F 72% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

16 / 19 mph 56 / 51°F 78% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NE
NE

15 / 18 mph 53 / 48°F 82% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 21
May
00:00

NNE
NNE

14 / 16 mph 54 / 49°F 88% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNE
NNE

14 / 20 mph 51 / 46°F 87% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 30%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
40%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

15 / 30 mph 49 / 43°F 87% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 52%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
63%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

17 / 27 mph 55 / 49°F 88% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 70%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
54%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

16 / 19 mph 61 / 59°F 90% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 46%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 31%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
60%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

16 / 19 mph 62 / 62°F 87% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 71%
Mid level cloud: 54%
High level cloud: 77%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
99%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

14 / 16 mph 60 / 59°F 85% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 49%
Mid level cloud: 72%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
85%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNE
NNE

14 / 20 mph 55 / 52°F 89% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 40%
Mid level cloud: 79%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
79%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Wed 22
May
00:00

SW
SW

16 / 30 mph 55 / 50°F 94% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 52%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

5 / 10 mph 52 / 50°F 92% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 54%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
60%
0.0 In
12:00

WSW
WSW

6 / 11 mph 59 / 59°F 95% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

7 / 10 mph 60 / 60°F 87% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 55%
Mid level cloud: 33%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
0.0 In
Thu 23
May
00:00

WSW
WSW

5 / 9 mph 57 / 57°F 90% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 43%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

6 / 11 mph 55 / 54°F 86% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
15%
0.0 In
12:00

N
N

19 / 32 mph 55 / 50°F 97% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

8 / 13 mph 60 / 60°F 88% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 74%
Mid level cloud: 61%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
99%
0.0 In
Fri 24
May
00:00

S
S

6 / 9 mph 57 / 56°F 96% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 70%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

13 / 25 mph 53 / 49°F 92% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

7 / 11 mph 60 / 60°F 82% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
24%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

15 / 26 mph 60 / 60°F 84% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
Sat 25
May
00:00

WNW
WNW

6 / 13 mph 55 / 54°F 80% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 44%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
50%
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

15 / 27 mph 52 / 47°F 90% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 23%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 42%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

3 / 5 mph 69 / 69°F 74% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
18%
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

9 / 15 mph 58 / 56°F 78% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 62%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
33%
0.0 In
Sun 26
May
00:00

NNE
NNE

6 / 11 mph 61 / 61°F 91% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
4%
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

11 / 18 mph 50 / 46°F 87% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

14 / 23 mph 67 / 67°F 84% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
13%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

8 / 14 mph 57 / 55°F 78% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
0.0 In
Mon 27
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

16 / 34 mph 55 / 51°F 79% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

6 / 10 mph 55 / 54°F 79% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

23 / 38 mph 59 / 59°F 77% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
14%
0.0 In
18:00

NNW
NNW

9 / 15 mph 60 / 60°F 77% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 74%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
79%
0.0 In
Tue 28
May
00:00

NE
NE

16 / 29 mph 54 / 50°F 90% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
87%
0.2 In
06:00

NW
NW

10 / 17 mph 52 / 49°F 85% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 61%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 88%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
77%
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

15 / 28 mph 58 / 55°F 93% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 47%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
18:00

NW
NW

2 / 4 mph 60 / 60°F 81% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 69%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 16%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
85%
0.0 In
Wed 29
May
00:00

NE
NE

6 / 11 mph 58 / 57°F 98% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 63%
Mid level cloud: 62%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
88%
0.2 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

8 / 14 mph 50 / 47°F 81% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

6 / 12 mph 60 / 60°F 81% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 69%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
70%
0.1 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

17 / 31 mph 58 / 55°F 77% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 65%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
0.0 In
Thu 30
May
00:00

SSW
SSW

7 / 14 mph 56 / 55°F 95% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 46%
Mid level cloud: 90%
High level cloud: 57%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
84%
0.1 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

12 / 22 mph 53 / 49°F 81% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 48%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 28%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
85%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

12 / 22 mph 57 / 55°F 93% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 92%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.1 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

7 / 14 mph 58 / 57°F 92% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 90%
Mid level cloud: 60%
High level cloud: 80%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In

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