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.

Sunday
7th Dec
14

9

0

0
Monday
8th Dec
13

10

0

0
Tuesday
9th Dec
14

11

0

0
Wednesday
10th Dec
12

6

4

0
Thursday
11th Dec
10

6

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Saturday 6th December 2025 GMT

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Essex weather for Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 14°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 91% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

14
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
91
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SW

Essex weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 13°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

13
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
60
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SW

Essex weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 14°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-west.

14
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
80
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
28
kph wind from SW

Essex weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 12°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from SW

Essex weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.