Essex weather live forecast

Tomorrow's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 19°C.

  • Thursday
    2nd May
    Isolated thunderstorms (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    3rd May
    Overcast with light rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    4th May
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    5th May
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Monday
    6th May
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Thursday 2nd May 2024 GMT

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Essex weather for Thursday 2nd May 2024

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Essex with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 52% chance of some rain52
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the West19
    kph wind from W

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Essex weather for Friday 3rd May 2024

Expect overcast with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 71% chance of some rain71
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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Essex weather for Saturday 4th May 2024

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 52% chance of some rain52
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-East15
    kph wind from SE

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Essex weather for Sunday 5th May 2024

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 57% chance of some rain57
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South-East13
    kph wind from SE

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Essex weather for Monday 6th May 2024

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 60% chance of some rain60
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 16°C wind chill16
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the West18
    kph wind from W

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