Forecast
Today's Forecast
Thursday 14th May
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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
Rain radar is clear for our region however further out the N there are a few small blue patches moving southwards
Visual and infrared satellite images are showing clear spells with varying amounts of cloud. The cloud is still 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
A dry, cool start for today with sunny spells / periods intersperced with a few short but sharp scattered showers on / off throughout the day. Again some of the showers are likely to be accompanied by hail and thunder.
Top temperatures 11.5 to 12.5C
Winds from a NW / NNW later N / NNE direction will be very light at first increasing to light / brisk later moderating to light.
UV Medium and Pollen Low
The evening will see further bright / sunny spells with any remaining showers soon fading, Most places will remain dry overnight with clear spells,
Chilly with minimum temperatures 6 to 5C
Winds variable from a NE / ENE / NNE later NNW direction will be light but soon moderating to very light / calm
The temperature at 0645BST was 7.2C previously 6.4C, humidity 84%, and the barometric pressure 1000.8mb's and rising slightly
Top temperature yesterday was 13.4C
Last gust was 2mph NW
Rain for January was 88.2mm
Rain for February was 86.8
Rain for March was 25.4mm
Rain for April was only 2.8mm
Rain yesterday was 4.6mm
Rain so far for May is 7.1mm
Rain year to date was 203.8mm
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 0645BST Thursday
Next update at 6.0pm
