Loughton (Essex) weather

Headline:

Rain for much of Saturday. Windy, especially northern parts.

Today:

Rain soon spreading to all parts during the morning, and turning windy, especially across the north. Rain turning heavy and persistent, before clearing east through the afternoon. Turning drier with sunny intervals possible, especially western parts. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Staying windy, with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle across northern parts for a time. Otherwise mainly dry with clear spells. Winds gradually easing during the early hours of Sunday. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Sunday:

Early sunny spells replaced by thickening cloud. Rain, heavy at times, spreading east from late morning, but quickly clearing. Some late afternoon sunny intervals across western parts. Breezy again overnight. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Early rain and showers easing away Monday, perhaps some brighter intervals developing. Further rain early Tuesday, along with stronger winds, easing later. Rain and strong winds Wednesday easing away south.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 9 Dec 2023

Briefly unsettled with showers and potential for a band of rain before becoming more settled later in the week as high pressure affects southern areas, though remaining in a more wet and windy regime in the north. As such, the wettest weather likely across western high ground, mainly in Scotland and occasionally parts of Northern Ireland and northwest England. Settled conditions in the south with average temperatures and cloudy at times with patchy light rain near coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favouring the southeast but these also allowing potential for fog or frost overnight. The following week sees potential for high pressure to shift allowing a return to unsettled conditions but average to mild temperatures, favouring the northwest for wettest and windiest conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Fri 8 Dec 2023

More likely to be unsettled compared to preceding settled spell with bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazards such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period. However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 8 Dec 2023