East of England weather

Headline:

Heavy, possibly thundery, showers for many.

Today:

Dry with sunny spells at first, but showers will soon spread northwards across all parts from late morning. The showers will become heavy and possibly thundery in the afternoon and evening. Risk of hail. Temperatures near normal. Light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Further heavy and possibly thundery showers continuing early in the night. The showers gradually clearing southeastwards during the early hours. Becoming drier by dawn. A mild night. Breezy along coasts. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Wednesday:

A cloudy start, but brightening up for many, with further heavy showers likely from late morning, but less widespread than on Tuesday. Turning cloudier with patchy rain by evening. Breezy. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Early cloud and patchy rain soon clearing on Thursday, becoming drier and brighter, with some coastal showers. Feeling colder. Drier and brighter on Friday and Saturday. Overnight rural frost possible.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 8 Oct 2024

A quieter interlude at first, especially across central and eastern areas, before cloud and outbreaks of rain return from the west later in the weekend. Into next week, and while there will be some rain at times, this will tend to be most frequent across northwestern areas, with longer drier spells likely towards the south and east. It will be rather breezy or windy, especially in the west and northwest, but with temperatures recovering to near or above-average, possibly bringing some warm conditions at times in the south and east. Towards the end of the period high pressure may become more influential, with temperatures potentially returning closer to the average for the time of year.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 8 Oct 2024

Initially some remains of a more progressive weather pattern with fronts moving in from the west or northwest, with drier conditions in the south and east. It is possible that these drier conditions could be seen more widely later in the month as higher pressure further north extends southwards. This would also bring an increased chance of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures will tend to be close to average overall in the south, but probably below average in the north and northwest. Toward November returning Atlantic fronts more likely again, but some signs of more settled weather remaining in the south.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 7 Oct 2024