Southend weather

Headline:

Rather cloudy with heavy, blustery showers. Windy.

Today:

A bright start in the south but heavy, blustery showers spreading south this morning. The showers across Argyll may merge into longer spells of rain for a time before becoming less frequent this afternoon. Strong westerly or northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Showers die out this evening to leave the rest of the night dry with clear spells. With winds easing a touch of frost is possible in rural parts. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Monday:

Bright morning with sunny spells but cloud increasing to leave the afternoon rather cloudy but mainly dry, although a few spots of rain may affect western Argyll. Mainly light winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Rather cloudy but mild through the coming days with a little rain at times, perhaps some heavy bursts across Argyll on Wednesday. Lanarkshire seeing the best of any sunnier spells.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Mar 2019

Through the latter part of next week, high pressure will continue to dominate bringing widely settled, if at times rather cloudy weather. That said, in any sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm, especially where winds are light. Any rain is likely to be confined to the far north and northwest. As we head through next weekend and into the following week, many areas are likely to turn more unsettled. Cloudier, wetter and breezier conditions across the northwest are likely to move southeastwards at times, but tend to fragment as they do so, meaning relatively little rain for parts of the south. Brighter, showery interludes will then affect the north at times. Temperatures are likely to trend close to average, with some colder interludes possible, particularly in the north.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Mar 2019

At the start of this period it looks most likely that we will see changeable conditions as spells of wet and windy weather spread southeastwards across the UK. The most unsettled conditions are likely to be in the northwest, with more settled weather across southeastern areas. Temperatures should be near average for most. Towards the middle of the month confidence is low; however there is a possibility that we may see a return of more widely settled and drier weather. Some wetter interludes are still possible, particularly in the northwest. It could well turn warm at times, particularly in the south.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Mar 2019