Forecast
Today's Forecast
Wednesday 22nd April
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
Rain radar is clear for all of UK
Infrared and visual satellite images are showing clear skies over the SE.
.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 fresh start (6.8C) today will be dry with plenty of long sunny periods throughout the day,
Top temperatures 15 to16C but feeling chilly in a light but soon increasing to brisk in a ENE / E wind,
A dry evening with unbroken sunshine. Remaining dry after dark and overnight with clear skies.
Chilly with minimum temperatures 7 to 6,
Winds from an E / ENE later NE direction will be brisk at first moderating slightly overnight.
The temperature at 0551BST was 6.9C previously was 6.7C, humidity 85%, barometric pressure 1025.2mb's and rising very slightly
Top temperature yesterday 13.8C
Last gust was 16mph NNE
Rain for January was 88.2mm
Rain for February was 86.8
Rain for March was 25.4mm
Rain so far for April is only 2.5mm
Rain year to date was 196.4mm
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 0551BST Wednesday
Next update at 6.0pm
