Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
14th Jan
8

0

4

0
Thursday
15th Jan
9

7

0

0
Friday
16th Jan
9

5

3

0
Saturday
17th Jan
8

5

0

0
Sunday
18th Jan
8

6

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:05 on Wednesday 14th January 2026 GMT

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Essex weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Essex with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
79
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SE

Essex weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 93% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

9
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
93
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 15% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

9
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
15
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Essex weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 17% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.