Forecast

Tonight's  Forecast

 Wednesday 19th June

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 Rain radar is clear for all of southern  UK

Visual and infrared 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 the cloud is going to break up

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

A dry,  hot later very warm evening with further unbroken sunshine. Remaining dry after dark and overnight with clear skies.

Warm with minimum temperatures 16 to 15C.

Winds from an E / ESE /  E direction will be light at first moderating to very light overnight

Tomorrow will be another dry and very warm, later hot day with plenty unbroken sunshine especially during the morning. Further sunshine during the afternoon with some light and variable cloud at times.  UV HIGH and Pollen VERY HIGH

Top temperatures 29.5 to 30.7C

Winds from a SE later ESE direction will be light increasing to brisk by midday

The temperature at 5.30pm was 29.9C, humidity 43% and the barometric pressure 1022.9mb's and falling slightly

Top temperature today was 30.1C

Last gust was 11mph E

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 just  17.1mm

Rain so far for June is 24.0mm

Rain year to date is 186.0mm

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 5.30pm Thursday

Next update at 0645BST

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