Forecast
Tonight's Forecast
Saturday 5th July
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Rain radar is clear for our region,
Although visual and infrared satellite images are showing a lot of cloud over the region there are areas of thinner cloud with breaks in it.
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
Apart from a few spits and spots the evening will be warm and dry. Although there will be a lot cloud over the region some bright / sunny spell are still expected. Staying dry overnight with clear spells.
Warm with minimum temperatures 18 to 17C,
Winds from a SSW / WSW direction will be brisk moderating to light during the early hours.
A mild, cloudy start to the day with dry spells and the chance of some patchy light rain arriving from the W. Any rain soon clearing to the E to give a mixture of sunny spells and scattered thundery showers. UV HIGH and Pollen Medium
Warm with top temperatures 22 to 23C,
Winds from a WSW later W / WNW / NW direction will be light but soon increasing to brisk,
The temperature at 4.45pm was 21.8C, humidity 70% and the barometric pressure 1012.1mb's and falling
Top temperature today was 22.4C
Last gust was 25mph SSW
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 so far for July is 1.1mm
Rain year to date is 190.3mm
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 4.45pm Saturday
Next update at 0645BST
