Forecast
Today's Forecast
Tuesday 7th October
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Rain radar is clear for all of southern UK
Although visual and infrared satellite images are showing a lot of cloud over the SE there are areas of thinner cloud with some breaks in it. The cloud is coming in from the W .
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
Today will be dry and warm. Although there will be a lot of cloud over the region it is expected to thin and break at times to give some bright / sunny spells.
Top temperatures slightly lower than yesterday's but eventually reaching 17 to 18C,
Winds from a WSW direction will be calm to very light
A dry, warm evening with clear spells. Remaining dry overnight with increasing amounts of cloud.
Minimum temperatures 11 to 10C,
Winds from a WSW / W later WSW / W direction will be very light to calm
The temperature at 0704BST was 11.4C previously 10.5C, humidity 92% and the barometric pressure 1024.2mb's and falling very slightly
Top temperature yesterday was 20.5C
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 for July was 56.8mm
Rain for August was 20.8mm
Rain for September was 42.2mm
Rain so far for October is 13..5mm
Rain year to date is 322.7mm
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 0704BST Tuesday
Next update at 6.0pm
