Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
8th Jan
7

2

0

0
Friday
9th Jan
6

2

0

0
Saturday
10th Jan
4

-1

4

0
Sunday
11th Jan
5

-1

0

0
Monday
12th Jan
9

5

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Thursday 8th January 2026 GMT

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Essex weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the east.

7
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
94
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from E

Essex weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Essex with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 88% chance of some sleet or snow and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the north-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
88
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
1
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from NW

Essex weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from NW

Essex weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the south-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
58
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
35
kph wind from SE

Essex weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.