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.

Tuesday
30th Dec
6

1

5

0
Wednesday
31st Dec
3

0

7

0
Thursday
1st Jan
5

0

4

0
Friday
2nd Jan
4

-1

1

0
Saturday
3rd Jan
2

-2

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Tuesday 30th December 2025 GMT

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Essex weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

6
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from N

Essex weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

3
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Essex weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
32
kph wind from W

Essex weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Essex with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 33% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the west.

4
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
33
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
0
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from W

Essex weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Essex with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 18% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north-west.