Southend - Chalkwell Beach (Beach) (Southend-on-Sea) weather

Headline:

Rain clearing, then brighter with a few showers.

Today:

Showers or longer spells of rain, locally heavy at times, especially around the middle of today. This afternoon brighter and breezy conditions with a few lighter showers spreads east. Feeling cool with temperatures still slightly below average. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Any early evening showers soon die away, and coastal winds quickly decrease. Then dry and largely clear with mostly light winds. Becoming chilly in rural areas, chance of ground frost. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

Generally dry with sunny spells, although isolated afternoon showers may arrive, these most likely across western areas. Becoming breezy, and also milder with temperatures near or slightly above average. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Tuesday dry start then scattered sometimes heavy showers developing, perhaps longer spells of rain. Wednesday and Thursday showers or spells of rain likely, sometimes heavy rain, chance of coastal fog.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024

In the first part of this period, many areas of the UK are expected to see periods of rain or showers. Some of these showers will be heavy and thundery, with the greatest chance of thunderstorms in the southeast. Along with this will be a fair amount of low cloud in the east at times, with spells of coastal fog, but also temperatures generally above average for the time of year. Overall, northwestern parts of the UK are likely to be driest and sunniest. Through the second week, temperatures will return closer to normal, perhaps dipping back below average, but it will also tend to turn gradually drier and more settled, with changeable conditions most likely to hang on longest in the south and southeast.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024