Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
18th Dec
12

10

0

0
Friday
19th Dec
11

6

6

0
Saturday
20th Dec
9

5

0

0
Sunday
21st Dec
10

6

1

0
Monday
22nd Dec
9

7

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Thursday 18th December 2025 GMT

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Essex weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 12°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 south.

12
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
94
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from S

Essex weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 11°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Essex weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SE

Essex weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

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 light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

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
11
kph wind from E

Essex weather for Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.