Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
25th Dec
5

2

5

0
Friday
26th Dec
7

3

1

0
Saturday
27th Dec
8

2

2

0
Sunday
28th Dec
7

3

1

0
Monday
29th Dec
6

2

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Thursday 25th December 2025 GMT

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Essex weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from NE

Essex weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-east.

7
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from NE

Essex weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the north-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from NE

Essex weather for Sunday 28th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-east.

7
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NE

Essex weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north.