Forecast

Tonight's  Forecast

Sunday 7th December

Some of the faulty links have at last  been repaired

 Rain radar is clear for the SE

 Visual and infrared satellite images are showing clear spells with varying amounts of cloud. The cloud is coming in from the W,

howing 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

A mild, dry but windy evening with clear periods. Staying dry overnight with clear spells,

Minimum temperatures 9 to 8C, .

Winds from a SSW / WSW later SW / SSW direction will be brisk / strong at first moderating to light / brisk overnight

Most places will be dry, mild but windy with plenty of bright / sunny spells. Chance of one or two fast moving blustery showers occurring by late morning

Top temperatures 13.5 to 14.5C,

Winds SSW / SW direction will be brisk moderating slightly by mid afternoon.

. The temperature at  5.0pm was 14.1C, humidity 95% and the barometric. pressure 997.3mb's and rising

Top temperature today was 14.1C

Last gust was 26mph 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 for July was 56.8mm

Rain for August was 20.8mm

Rain for September was 42.2mm

Rain  for October was 57.1mm

 Rain  for November was 54.6mm

Rain yesterday was 0.2mm

Rain so far today is 2.8mm

Rain so far for December is 21.8mm

Rain year to date is 442.8mm

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 5.0pm Sunday

Next update at 0645GMT

 

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