Weather in Margate

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:04 am (GMT+2)

Now · clear 62 °F

Feels like: 64 °F
Low / high: 60 / 76 °F
Rain: 14% · 0.01 in
Wind: 2 mph NNW

→ 30.16 inHg · steady UV 10 · very high

Today in Margate: light drizzle, 60 °F to 76 °F, with a 14% chance of rain (0.01 in) and a light air from the north-northwest (2 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 62 °F to 78 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 82 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (77%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

76° 60°
Today
78° 62°
Fri 30
80° 63°
Sat 31
82° 69°
Sun 1
70° 66°
Mon 2
75° 66°
Tue 3
75° 69°
Wed 4
88° 70°
Thu 5
77° 69°
Fri 6
75° 69°
Sat 7
86° 69°
Sun 8
82° 71°
Mon 9
86° 64°
Tue 10
68° 64°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	60 / 76 °F	14% · 0.01 in	11 mph NE	5.8 ft	5:15 am · 5:33 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Clear sky	62 / 78 °F	0%	14 mph NE	6.6 ft	5:58 am · 6:15 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	63 / 80 °F	20% · 0.01 in	13 mph NE	6.9 ft	6:49 am · 7:08 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light rain	69 / 82 °F	77% · 0.28 in	15 mph SSW	6.6 ft	8:04 am · 8:33 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Heavy drizzle	66 / 70 °F	64% · 0.33 in	10 mph S	5.2 ft	10:01 am · 10:39 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	66 / 75 °F	73% · 0.15 in	9 mph ENE	4.8 ft	11:43 am	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	69 / 75 °F	56% · 0.52 in	10 mph ENE	4.1 ft	12:11 am · 12:46 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	70 / 88 °F	45%	8 mph N	7.2 ft	1:07 am · 1:30 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	69 / 77 °F	54% · 0.11 in	14 mph S	6.9 ft	1:49 am · 2:06 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	69 / 75 °F	55% · 0.15 in	12 mph ENE	4.5 ft	2:25 am · 2:39 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	69 / 86 °F	56%	13 mph NE	7.0 ft	2:58 am · 3:09 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	71 / 82 °F	36%	9 mph S	6.8 ft	3:28 am · 3:38 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Heavy drizzle	64 / 86 °F	30% · 0.32 in	19 mph SW	9.8 ft	3:57 am · 4:06 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Heavy drizzle	64 / 68 °F	41% · 0.40 in	14 mph SSW	9.9 ft	4:26 am · 4:33 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear
Temperature	62°	61°	63°	73°	76°	74°	69°	66°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	2%	11%	10%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 N	2 NW	3 NNW	5 NE	10 ENE	11 ENE	10 NE	9 NE
Humidity	91%	94%	90%	71%	67%	74%	81%	86%
UV	0	0	0	4	8	4	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Sunday 1: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	76°	78°	80°	82°	70°	75°	75°
AIFS	79°	82°	84°	80°	78°	71°	72°
GFS	72°	73°	74°	74°	71°	67°	76°
ICON	74°	76°	77°	78°	74°	72°	72°
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.01 in	0	0.01 in	0.28 in	0.33 in	0.15 in	0.52 in
AIFS	0	0	0.01 in	0.17 in	0.44 in	0.39 in	0.43 in
GFS	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.40 in	0.19 in	0.02 in
ICON	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.05 in	0.08 in	0.34 in
Confidence	high	high	high	low	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1125	1429	1328	1532	1022	919	1022
AIFS	12	14	13	12	11	8	9
GFS	1725	2326	2325	1932	1720	1223	1219
ICON	1530	1835	1834	1530	613	612	1120
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	14%	0%	20%	77%	64%	73%	56%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	23%	87%	66%	45%	28%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	72° / 69°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	72° / 69°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	73° / 70°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
December	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
January	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F
March	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Margate climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Margate is from May to August: highs of 74 °F to 78 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Margate: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), Issa, in April 2022.

81° 70°

JanJ
82° 70°

FebF
81° 69°

MarM
79° 65°

AprA
78° 61°

MayM
76° 57°

JunJ
75° 56°

JulJ
74° 58°

AugA
74° 60°

SepS
74° 62°

OctO
76° 65°

NovN
79° 68°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	81°	70°	4.43 in	17	6.6	78°	6.7 ft
FebruaryFeb	82°	70°	4.39 in	14	7.1	79°	6.7 ft
MarchMar	81°	69°	4.32 in	14	6.7	79°	6.9 ft
AprilApr	79°	65°	3.02 in	9	6.6	78°	7.4 ft
MayMay	78°	61°	1.99 in	3	6.8	76°	6.8 ft
JuneJun	76°	57°	1.24 in	3	7.0	73°	7.5 ft
JulyJul	75°	56°	1.70 in	3	7.5	72°	7.6 ft
AugustAug	74°	58°	2.15 in	4	7.3	71°	8.0 ft
SeptemberSep	74°	60°	2.93 in	7	6.5	71°	7.6 ft
OctoberOct	74°	62°	4.26 in	14	5.5	72°	7.7 ft
NovemberNov	76°	65°	5.07 in	15	5.8	74°	7.2 ft
DecemberDec	79°	68°	5.27 in	18	6.4	76°	6.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	78°	6.7 ft
Feb	79°	6.7 ft
Mar	79°	6.9 ft
Apr	78°	7.4 ft
May	76°	6.8 ft
Jun	73°	7.5 ft
Jul	72°	7.6 ft
Aug	71°	8.0 ft
Sep	71°	7.6 ft
Oct	72°	7.7 ft
Nov	74°	7.2 ft
Dec	76°	6.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 40.77 in of rain on about 121 days and about 2,450 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now62 °Ffeels like 64 °F

Tomorrow62 / 78 °F

It's 62 °F now (feels like 64 °F). Today, 60 °F to 76 °F; tomorrow, 62 °F to 78 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 14% 0.01 in
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 20% 0.01 in
Sun 1 77% 0.28 in
Mon 2 64% 0.33 in
Tue 3 73% 0.15 in
Wed 4 56% 0.52 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 14%, with 0.01 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 77% and 0.28 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.04 in; last 3 days, 2.69 in; last 7 days, 3.09 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity92%

Dew point59 °F

Humidity is 92% now and the dew point is 59 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds14%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak10very high

Fri 30: 11 · Sat 31: 11 · Sun 1: 6

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.1030.20 30.03

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.14 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 43

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	59 / 74 °F	0.04 in	9 mph ENE
Tue 27	Rain	61 / 70 °F	1.90 in	13 mph SE
Mon 26	Rain	65 / 73 °F	0.76 in	8 mph ESE
Sun 25	Light drizzle	62 / 79 °F	0.05 in	12 mph SSW
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	60 / 84 °F	0	9 mph NE
Fri 23	Light rain	63 / 75 °F	0.18 in	11 mph SSW
Thu 22	Drizzle	63 / 78 °F	0.18 in	9 mph SE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	59 / 82 °F	0	12 mph S
Tue 20	Overcast	57 / 74 °F	0	11 mph ENE
Mon 19	Rain	63 / 74 °F	0.46 in	20 mph SW
Sun 18	Drizzle	69 / 80 °F	0.08 in	10 mph ENE
Sat 17	Light drizzle	69 / 89 °F	0.04 in	14 mph SSW
Fri 16	Mainly clear	71 / 93 °F	0	5 mph N
Thu 15	Mainly clear	72 / 87 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Wed 14	Overcast	66 / 81 °F	0	10 mph N
Tue 13	Light rain	69 / 83 °F	0.28 in	16 mph SSW
Mon 12	Overcast	72 / 91 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	71 / 91 °F	0.04 in	7 mph N
Sat 10	Light drizzle	68 / 81 °F	0.02 in	10 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	66 / 85 °F	0	12 mph SSW
Thu 8	Overcast	61 / 81 °F	0	9 mph NE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	63 / 74 °F	0.01 in	17 mph SSW
Tue 6	Drizzle	64 / 88 °F	0.11 in	18 mph WSW
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	59 / 82 °F	0	11 mph NE
Sun 4	Light drizzle	63 / 75 °F	0.09 in	9 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	55 / 79 °F	0.01 in	10 mph ENE
Fri 2	Clear sky	57 / 79 °F	0	12 mph NE
Thu 1	Clear sky	58 / 75 °F	0	15 mph NE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	58 / 71 °F	0.04 in	11 mph ENE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	57 / 69 °F	0.07 in	10 mph S

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in MargateQuestions

What's the weather like today in Margate?

Light drizzle, from 60 °F to 76 °F, with a light air from the north-northwest (2 mph) and a 14% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Margate?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 60 °F and a high of 82 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 10 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.16 inHg and steady: −0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Margate?

The best time to visit Margate is from May to August: highs of 74 °F to 78 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Margate in October?

In October, Margate normally sees highs of 74 °F and lows of 62 °F, with about 14 rainy days (4.26 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 72 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Margate?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 82 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 56 °F. The wettest is December (5.27 in) and the driest, June.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 11 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:04 am (local time).

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