Maidstone

England, United Kingdom · 9 m · Sun 25 Oct, 08:36 GMTGFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
12°
Light rainFeels like 12°
Sat 14:00· nowor click any hour below

Cloudy this afternoon; heavy rain with storm gusts until 02:00 (about 24.0 mm). Wet and cool tonight, 9°.

Right now

model value for 14:00, not a measurement
Wind7 m/s SW
Gusts13 m/s
Humidity80 %
Pressure1010 hPa ↘
Cloud cover100 %
Visibility16 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 25° above the horizon · sunrise 07:36 · sunset 17:46
Alerts for Maidstone are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaYes, nowRain until Sun 02:00, 24.0 mm in all
Kite windowMon 10:00 – 11:00Wind 7–7 m/s, gusts under 11; not today: rain
Longest dry spell33 h from Sun 03:00Dry until Mon 12:00
TonightLow 9° at 06:00Rain, windy; no frost

Next 24 hours

Click any hour: the sky, the panel, the sun chart and the planner follow it
hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
17°13°8°
nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Sat 14:00 · Light rain12°, feels like 12°
Wind 7 m/s from SW, gusts 13 · 0.2 mm of rainClouds 100 % · humidity 80 %
Kite flying: AvoidRain

Sun height

Sat 24 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 14:00
Sat 24 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 62.2°21 Dec · 15.3°↑ 07:36↓ 17:4614:00 · 24.6°000306091215182124
Sunrise07:36
Sunset17:46
Daylight10 h 10 min4 min shorter than Friday
Highest26.9°at 12:45
Civil dawn · dusk07:02 · 18:20

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 08:36Moonrise 15:59Moonset 05:44
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 7 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 15 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 days

Outdoor planner

The next 24 hours rated for six activities by fixed rules from this forecast, not by AI
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are here (now)Kite flying, hour by hour · click a block
now17202301040710
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeNo good hourPoor · Too gusty
AvoidSat 14:00 – 12:00Rain
At Sat 14:00AvoidRain

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

12 days

click a day for its details · high / low · rain
October – November 2026dashed: GFS only, read as a trend
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
28
29
30
1past
2past
3past
4past
5past
6past
7past
8past
9past
10past
11past
12past
13past
14past
15past
16past
17past
18past
19past
20past
21past
22past
23past
24past
6
7
8

12-day outlook

by each day’s icon
12days
Click a tile to light up those days. Sun 25 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Sunday 25 Oct

Today
16° / 6°Light rain
Rain1.8 mmStrongest gust22 m/sSunrise · sunset06:38 · 16:44Moon at noon99 % · waxing gibbous
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
11°15°19°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
Loading radar…DWD radar
Open radar ›

Places nearby

now · within 25 km
11°Gillingham14 km11°Chatham13 km10°Royal Tunbridge Wells23 km10°Sittingbourne17 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 2.2 km away, model height 75 m (real 9 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 19:00 BST (3 days ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 18:00 GMT
Grid point used
51.25° N, 0.50° E — 2.2 km from Maidstone, model terrain height 75 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Maidstone

England · 9 m · Sun 25 Oct, 08:36
GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
12°
Light rainFeels like 12°
Sat 14:00· now

Cloudy this afternoon; heavy rain with storm gusts until 02:00 (about 24.0 mm). Wet and cool tonight, 9°.

Wind7 SWGusts13 m/sRain0.2 mmAir (AQI)—
Alerts for Maidstone are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaYes, nowuntil Sun 02:00, 24.0 mm
Kite windowMon 10–11not today: rain
Dry spell33 h from Sun 03:00until Mon 12:00
TonightLow 9° at 06:00rain, no frost

Next 24 hours

swipe sideways · tap an hour
Temperature, 8° to 17° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Sat 14:00 · Light rain12°, feels like 12°
Kite flying: AvoidRain
Wind7 m/s SWGusts13 m/sHumidity80 %Pressure1010 hPa ↘Clouds100 %Visibility16 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 14:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Sat 24 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 14:00
Sat 24 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 62.2°21 Dec 15.3°↑07:36↓17:4614:00 · 24.6°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset07:36 · 17:46
Daylight10 h 10 min
Highest26.9° at 12:45
Civil dawn · dusk07:02 · 18:20

Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are hereKite flying, hour by hour
now200107
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeNo good hourPoor · Too gusty
AvoidSat 14:00 – 12:00Rain
At Sat 14:00AvoidRain

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 08:36Rise 15:59 · set 05:44
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 1 day
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 7 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 15 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 days

12 days

tap a day for its details
October – November 2026dashed: GFS only · – no forecast yet
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
6
7
8
Sunday 25 Oct · TodayLight rain
16° 6°
Rain1.8 mmGusts22Sun ↑ ↓06:38 16:44Moon99 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

12-day outlook

by each day’s icon
12days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Sun 25 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
11°15°19°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
Loading radar…DWD radar
Open ›

Places nearby

now · within 25 km
11°Gillingham14 km11°Chatham13 km10°Royal Tunbridge Wells23 km10°Sittingbourne17 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 19:00 BST (3 days ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 18:00 GMT
Grid point used
51.25° N, 0.50° E — 2.2 km from Maidstone, model terrain height 75 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.