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.

Friday
27th Feb
14

9

0

0
Saturday
28th Feb
11

5

3

1
Sunday
1st Mar
12

5

0

0
Monday
2nd Mar
14

7

4

2
Tuesday
3rd Mar
12

6

2

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:06 on Friday 27th February 2026 GMT

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Essex weather for Friday 27th February 2026

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 41% 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)
41
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SW

Essex weather for Saturday 28th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

11
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
31
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from W

Essex weather for Sunday 1st March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 12°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the south.

12
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
64
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Monday 2nd March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south.

14
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
21
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 18% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.