Forecast
Tonight's Forecast
Friday 17th April
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Rain radar is clear for the SE. Further out to the W there is a narrow band of patchy rain moving E.
Infrared and visual satellite images are showing clear spells 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
A dry, warm start to the evening with further sunny spells. By mid to late evening increasing cloud from the W is expected to bring some light showery rain in places. Any rain clearing before dawn to give clear skies..
Mild with minimum temperatures 9 to 8C
Winds from a N / SW / SSW later WSW / W direction will be brisk at first moderating to light by late evening and then very light overnight.
Tomorrow will remain dry with sunny periods at first later sunny spells with varying amounts of cloud,
Top temperatures eventually reaching 16 to 17C. UV Medium and Pollen HIGH
Winds from a WSW / W later WNW direction will be very light at first increasing to light perhaps light / brisk during the afternoon,
The temperature at 5.12pm was 17.7C, humidity 51% and barometric pressure 1018.mb's, and falling slightly
Top temperature today was 17.7C
Last gust was 20mph N
Rain for January was 88.2mm
Rain for February was 86.8
Rain for March was 25.4mm
Rain so far for April is 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 5.12pm Friday
Next update at 0645BST
