tonight's Forecast
Tuesday 15th June
now added twitter wx feature. Changed username from AlanPaul5 to upminsterwx. http://www.twitter.com/upminsterwx
Rain radar is clear the all of southern UK
Infrared and visual satellite images are showing clear periods with varying amounts of very light cloud.
The map for the microsferics lightning is zoomable.
Despite receiving live visual and infrared satellite pictures every 15 minutes it 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
A dry, warm evening with sunny periods albeit hazy. Staying dry overnight with clear skies.
Minimum temperatures 12 to 11C,
Winds from an ENE / ESE / SE later ESE / SE direction will be light at first moderating to very light overnight,
Tomorrow will be dry and hot with long periods of sunshine albeit becoming hazy during the afternoon. UV an Pollen will both be VERY HIGH
Top temperatures eventually reaching 29 to 30C.
Winds from a SE / SSW / SW / SSW will be very light increasing to light,
The temperatures at 6.11pm was (21.0C) humidity 51% and the barometric pressure 1019.2mb's and falling,
Top temperature today was 23.7C
Wind gust last hour was 13mph ENE
Rain for January was 92.6mm
Rain for February was 30.3mm
Rain for March was 27.6mm
Rain for April was 0.4mm
Rain for May was 82.4mm
Rain so far for June is 15.4mm
Rain year to date is 248.7mm
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 measured in 2011 was 417.5mm which is very low for this area which normally has around 525 to 575mm
Last updated at 6.11pm Tuesday
Next update will be at 0645BST