Forecast

Tonight's  Forecast

Wednesday 2nd April

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Rain radar is clear for all of UK

    Infrared and visual satellite images are showing mostly clear skies over the SE. There is some high level cloud, this is coming in from the E / ESE

 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 dry evening with further sunny periods. Remaining dry overnight with clear skies.

Minimum temperatures 7.5 to 6.5C,

Winds from an S / ENE / NE later ENE direction will be brisk to strong at first but soon moderating brisk. .

After a cold start tomorrow will be another dry day with plenty of sunny periods albeit hazy at times.

Top temperatures eventually reaching 16.5 to 17.5C but still feeling fresh in a brisk later brisk / fresh ENE / E breeze

 The temperature at 5.17pm was 14.0C, humidity 57%  and the barometric pressure 1019.8mb's and falling very slightly

Top temperature today was 15.4C

Last gust was 27mph S

 Rain for January was  68.5mm

Rain for February was 42.2mm

Rain for March was only  3.6mm

Rain year to date is 114.3mm

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 5.17pm Wednesday

Next update at 0645BST

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