Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
28th May
29

12

8

6
Friday
29th May
27

17

4

6
Saturday
30th May
25

14

8

6
Sunday
31st May
23

15

4

6
Monday
1st Jun
22

14

1

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Thursday 28th May 2026 GMT

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Essex weather for Thursday 28th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 29°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

29
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
17
kph wind from E

Essex weather for Friday 29th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

27
°C maximum temperature
17
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
10
kph wind from W

Essex weather for Saturday 30th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

25
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Essex weather for Sunday 31st May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.

23
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
21
kph wind from W

Essex weather for Monday 1st June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.