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Today's  Forecast

Monday 5th May

some of the faulty links have at last  been repaired

At the moment rain radar is clear for the our region. A little further out to the ENE / NE there are a few small blue patches moving WSW / SW.

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

  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, fresh start for today with bright / sunny spells at first before increasing cloud from the NE / ENE brings a high chance of a few scattered showers in places. Becoming brighter and drier by early afternoon with further sunny spell. UV Medium and Pollen LOW

Top temperatures slightly up on yesterday's at around 14.5 to15.5C but again feeling chilly with a light  soon increasing to brisk later to brisk / strong N / NNE / ENE breeze

A dry evening with further sunny spells / periods. Staying dry after dark and overnight with mostly clear skies,

Chilly with minimum temperatures 5 to 4C,

Winds from an ENE / NE later NNE direction will be brisk moderating to light by mid to late evening.

  The temperature at 0708BST was 5.7C previously  4.6C, humidity 87% and the barometric pressure 1020.1mb's and rising very slightly

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 year to date is 143.1mm

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 0708BST Monday

Next update at 6.0pm