Today's  Forecast

Saturday 14th February

Some of the faulty links have at last  been repaired

 For live lightning click on live data to see the Microsferics, zoomable colour map. If you continue to zoom you will see blue spot  with UPM1  next to it

I am aware that the Weather display program is not working properly because of a fault on the computer, 

Rain radar is clear for all of southern UK

Infrared and visual satellite images are showing clear spells with varying amounts of cloud. The cloud is coming in from the N.

.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 it is going to break up

Note. Temperatures are taken at 1.25mtrs above the ground  on a north facing wall

After a cold start (0.9C) today will be dry with plenty of bright / sunny spells with varying amounts of cloud.

Top temperatures 5 to 6C but feeling colder in a light later very light NNE / N later NNW wind.

A dry, cold  and mostly cloudy evening. Dry at first overnight before increasing cloud from the W bring outbreaks rain (perhaps preceded by sleet,

Chilly with minimum temperatures 4to 3C

Winds from a NNW /  WSW / S later SSE / S direction will be very light at first increasing to light ant then brisk by dawn.

Rain yesterday was 2.8mm

Month to date 43.3mm

Rain year to date 125.5mm

Rain for January was 88.2

Rain for  2025 was 470.6mm which is below average for this area

Rain for 2024 was  676.7mm which was above average for this area

Rain for 2023 was 713.4mm which is high 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 0721GMT Saturday

Next update at 5.0pm