Forecast
Today's Forecast
Saturday 22nd February
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Rain radar is showing that the overnight band of rain has almost cleared our region as it moves away to the E
Infrared and visual satellite images are showing cloudy skies over the SE. The cloud is coming in from the S
In spite of receiving live visual and infrared satellite pictures every 15 minutes it i. The cloud s 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
A mild, damp and cloudy start for today with any residual rain soon clearing to the E. Apart from an odd isolated shower in places the rest of the day will be dry with cloud eventually thinning and breaking by around late morning to give bright / sunny spells .
Top temperatures 13 to 13.8C
Winds from a SW / WSW / W later WSW will be very light at first increasing to light / brisk by late morning before moderating to light by late afternoon.
A dry, mild evening with clear skies. Remaining dry overnight with clear skies at first before cloud arrives from the W.
Minimum temperatures 7 to 6C rising to 8C by dawn
Winds from a WSW / SW later SSW direction will be light to very light
The temperatures at 0711GMT was (10.7C), humidity 91% and barometric pressure 1008.8mb's and rising
Top temperature yesterday was16.3C
Last gust was zero
Rain for January was 68.5mm
Rain yesterday was 4.3mm
Rain so far today is 4.9mm
Rain so far for February is 27.0mm
Rain year to date is 95.4mm
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 0711GMT Saturday
Next update at 5.0pm
