Forecast

Today's  Forecast

Wednesday 11th March

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

Rain radar is almost clear of our region as it clears away to the E.

  Infrared and visual satellite images are showing clear spells / periods with varying amounts of cloud. 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 it is going to break up

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

 The early morning rain has now cleared  our region as it moves away to the E. The rest of the day will be dry with plenty bright / sunny spells and varying amounts of cloud.

Top temperatures 11.5 to 12.5C but feeling cooler in a light increasing to brisk WSW / W wind,

A dry evening with clearing skies. Remaining  dry overnight with cloud increasing from the W.

Minimum temperatures 8 to 7C,

Winds from a W / WSW later SW / SSW direction will be light increasing to brisk overnight

   The  temperature at 0648GMT  was 9.4C, humidity 84% and barometric pressure 1005.6mb's    and rising

Top temperature yesterday was 13.7C

Last gust was 14mph WSW

Rain for January was 88.2mm

Rain for February was 86.8

Rain so far today is 2.3mm

Rain so far for March is 10.2mm

Rain year to date was 178.6mm

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 0648GMT Wednesday

Next update at 6.0pm