Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

Sunday
11th Jan
6

-2

0

0
Monday
12th Jan
10

6

1

0
Tuesday
13th Jan
10

8

0

0
Wednesday
14th Jan
9

5

2

0
Thursday
15th Jan
8

3

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Friday 9th January 2026 GMT

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Essex weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
84
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
35
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south.

10
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
56
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
31
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 10°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south.

10
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
71
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
21
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
35
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from SW

Essex weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south.