Migraine weather in Kent

Air pressure this week. Updated Wed 7 October, 18:18 GMT-7, data from MET Norway

Now
1,019 hPa
Next 24 hours
−6 hPa
Next 7 days
1,009–1,020 hPa
  1. −10 hPa, Thu 08:00 to Fri 08:00
  2. −4 hPa, Mon 23:00 to Tue 23:00

Air pressure at sea level, hour by hour, in Kent time. The shaded part on the left is the past: MET Norway's earlier forecasts for those hours, not measurements. Highlighted: the biggest drops over 24 hours.

The biggest 24-hour drop this week is 10 hPa, from Thu 08:00 to Fri 08:00.

Day by day

Air pressure in Kent is 1,019 hPa at Wed 20:00. MET Norway's forecast has it fall about 6 hPa over the next 24 hours, and between 1,009 and 1,020 hPa over the next 7 days.

DayLowest, hPaHighest, hPaChange, hPa
Wed 7 Oct1,0191,0190
Thu 8 Oct1,0121,019−7
Fri 9 Oct1,0091,012−1
Sat 10 Oct1,0101,015+4
Sun 11 Oct1,0171,018+1
Mon 12 Oct1,0181,020+1
Tue 13 Oct1,0151,019−4
Wed 14 Oct1,0161,018+3

In Kent time. Air pressure at sea level; the change is from the day's first forecast hour to its last. The raw numbers are at /data/weather/us/kent.json.

Weather and migraine

Many people with migraine say changes in the weather, such as a shift in air pressure, seem to come before their attacks. The Migraine Trust and the American Migraine Foundation both list weather changes as a common trigger.

Research results are mixed: some studies link falling or changing pressure to attacks in some people, while others find no clear pattern. A diary of your own attacks can show whether it seems to apply to you.

Sources: Migraine attack triggers (The Migraine Trust); Top 10 migraine triggers and how to deal with them (American Migraine Foundation); Denney DE et al. Whether weather matters with migraine. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2024.

Weather data: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Looma keeps earlier forecasts to show the past 2 days and works out the 24-hour drops. Map: Natural Earth. City and town names: GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.