Today's  Forecast

Thursday 28th  March

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Rain radar is showing some dark blue patches moving NE towards are region

  Infrared and visual satellite images are showing clear spells with varying amounts of cloud. The cloud is coming in from the SSW

Despite receiving live visual and infrared satellite pictures every 15 minutes it 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

After bright start there will be some scattered showers / outbreaks of rain at first these will soon clear to the NE to give some bright / sunny spells for while. Cloud increasing by late morning to give a cloudy afternoon with further rain / blustery showers moving northwards. Remaining very windy

Top temperatures 10.5 to 11.5C

Winds from SW / SSW later S direction will be light at first  but soon increasing to brisk and then strong / gale force by mid to late afternoon

A  windy evening and night  with dry spells and  further scattered blustery showers moving N across the region.

Minimum temperatures 8 to7C

Winds from a SSW direction will be strong to gale force at first but soon moderating to strong and then brisk overnight

   The temperature at  0716GMT was 6.2C but was 5.2C,  humidity 84% and the  barometric pressure 978.6mb's and rising

Top temperature yesterday was 12.2C

Last gust was 14mph SSW

Rain  for January was 49.0mm

Rain  for February was 97.1mm

Rain yesterday was 0.6mm

Rain so far today is 3.9mm

Rain so far for March is 56.1mm

Rain year to date is 202.0mm

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 0716GMT Thursday

Next update at 6.0pm