current weather for Folkestone (United Kingdom)
Folkestone is located near Shepway District at 1mi↑, Shorncliffe Camp at 1mi↑, Hawkinge at 2mi↑, Hougham at 3mi↑, Swingfield at 4mi↑,
Elevation : 72ft
currently : 50°F overcast at Folkestone
The current temperature is 50°F, the felt temperature is 43°F.
Wind direction from South West with a speed of 22mph.
The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
Pressure is 30inHg : low-pressure regime, a harbinger of gray and even rainy weather.
weather last updated 3183 minutes
Sun rises in 1h28 and the sun is setting in 12h11. The duration of the night is 13h17.
For more details on weather observations and short-term forecasts, see the aeronautical weather provided by Lydd airport.
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Weather forecast for Folkestone (United Kingdom)
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 43°F to 52°F
wind speed up to 42mph
Wind alert of 42mph at Folkestone
4h
51°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 27mph with gusts at 42mph
7h
50°F
Moderate rain
0.1in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 20mph with gusts at 31mph
10h
45°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 17mph with gusts at 25mph
13h
43°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 18mph with gusts at 21mph
16h
51°F
Broken clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 59 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 15mph with gusts at 22mph
19h
46°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 11mph with gusts at 21mph
22h
43°F
Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 13mph with gusts at 24mph
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 43°F to 52°F
wind speed up to 51mph
Wind alert of 51mph at Folkestone
1h
42°F
Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 13mph with gusts at 25mph
4h
45°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 18mph with gusts at 31mph
7h
46°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 24mph with gusts at 35mph
10h
48°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 28mph with gusts at 37mph
13h
49°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 31mph with gusts at 41mph
16h
50°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 30mph with gusts at 44mph
19h
51°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 32mph with gusts at 48mph
22h
50°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 34mph with gusts at 51mph
Today Thursday, March 12, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 39°F to 52°F
wind speed up to 57mph
Wind alert of 57mph at Folkestone
1h
50°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 37mph with gusts at 56mph
4h
51°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 39mph with gusts at 57mph
7h
49°F
Moderate rain
0.2in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 27mph with gusts at 47mph
10h
42°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 19mph with gusts at 27mph
13h
44°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 15mph with gusts at 21mph
16h
45°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 13mph with gusts at 16mph
19h
43°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 12mph with gusts at 18mph
22h
39°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 10mph with gusts at 18mph
Friday, March 13, 2026
Sky will be mainly clear but cloud will appear and the day will be cloudy but the sun will appear.
the temperature will range from 36°F to 48°F
wind speed up to 21mph
1h
37°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 10mph with gusts at 18mph
4h
35°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 9mph with gusts at 15mph
7h
35°F
Few clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 10mph with gusts at 20mph
10h
42°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 12mph with gusts at 18mph
13h
47°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 59 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 11mph with gusts at 13mph
16h
49°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 8mph with gusts at 12mph
19h
44°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 68 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
22h
41°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Sky will be clear all night long, there will be nightly rain and the day will be very cloudy with may be a small apparition of the sun
the temperature will range from 37°F to 48°F
wind speed up to 36mph
1h
39°F
Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 8mph with gusts at 12mph
4h
38°F
Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 8mph with gusts at 11mph
7h
37°F
Few clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 6mph with gusts at 8mph
10h
43°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 10mph with gusts at 14mph
13h
48°F
Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 65 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 19mph with gusts at 21mph
16h
49°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 23mph with gusts at 30mph
19h
47°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 25mph with gusts at 36mph
22h
48°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 21mph with gusts at 31mph
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 43°F to 43°F
wind speed up to 28mph
1h
43°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 14mph with gusts at 28mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
near
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- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 329mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 333mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 334mi↑
- for Chalksole Green Airstrip airport at 4mi↑
- for Pent Farm Airstrip airport at 6mi↑
- for Lympne airport at 7mi↑
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