Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 14°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
6th May
14

8

3

2
Thursday
7th May
14

7

2

2
Friday
8th May
17

7

6

3
Saturday
9th May
20

9

11

4
Sunday
10th May
19

11

0

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Wednesday 6th May 2026 GMT

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Essex weather for Wednesday 6th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.

14
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from N

Essex weather for Thursday 7th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

14
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
kph wind from E

Essex weather for Friday 8th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 23% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

17
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
23
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Essex weather for Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Essex with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

20
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
11
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
kph wind from E

Essex weather for Sunday 10th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-east.