Forecast
Today's Forecast
Sunday 13th July
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Rain radar is clear for all of the UK
At the moment visual and infrared satellite image are showing patches of low cloud over our region. This cloud is coming in from the ENE coast
In spite of receiving live visual and infrared satellite pictures every 15 minutes the cloud is still sometimes difficult to predict when and by how much the cloud is going to break up
Note. Temperatures are taken at 1.25mtrs above the ground on a north facing wall
After a fresh start today will be dry and eventually very warm / hot with low cloud thinning and breaking to give plenty of sunny spells later sunny periods. UV VERY HIGH and Pollen HIGH
Top temperatures eventually reaching 27 to 28.5C
Winds variable from a NNE / NE / ENE later ESE / SE / ESE direction will be calm to very light increasing to light by mid afternoon.
A dry, very warm evening with mostly unbroken sunshine. Staying dry after dark with clear skies. Remaining dry overnight with clear spells at first before cloud increases from the SW
Warm warm with minimum temperatures 18 to 17C
Winds variable from SE / ESE / SE later SSE direction will be light to brisk at first but soon moderating to light and then very light by late evening
The temperature at 0733BST was 15.9C previously 14.1C, humidity 94% and the barometric pressure 1013.6mb's and falling very slightly
Top temperature yesterday was 26.8C which was slightly lower than expected
Last gust was zero
Rain for January was 68.5mm
Rain for February was 42.2mm
Rain for March was only 3.6mm
Rain for April was 28.8mm
Rain for May was 17.1mm
Rain for June was 27.2mm
Rain so far for July is 15.6mm
Rain year to date is 204.8mm
Rain for 2024 was 676.7mm which was above average for this area
Rain for 2023 was 713.4mm which is above average for this area
Rain for 2022 was 572.7mm which is average for this area.
Rain for 2021 was 642.9mm which is slightly above average for this area.
Rain for 2020 was 607.4mm which was about average for this area.
Rain for 2019 was 696.3mm which was above average
Rain for 2018 was 617.8mm which is slightly above average
Rain for 2017 was 707.7mm which is above average for this area.
Rain for 2016 was 586.7mm which is average for this area.
Rain for 2015 was 581.6mm which is average for SW Essex
Rain for 2014 was 881.4mm which is an all time record for this area..
Rain for 2013 was 727.2mm which is above average for SW Essex.
Rain for 2012 was 858.9mm which was high for this area.
Rain for 2011 was 417.5mm which is very low for this area which normally has around 525 to 575mm
Last updated at 0733BST Sunday
Next update at 6.0pm
