Southend - Thorpe Bay (Beach) weather

Headline:

Dry with some fog overnight. On the cloudy side Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry with clear spells during the evening and overnight, although tending to become cloudier later. Temperatures will dip under possible clear spells, with areas of fog forming in the light winds, with this helping to prevent a frost. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Friday:

Chilly at first in the east, however temperatures soon recovering. Otherwise rather cloudy and mild, with fog lifting to low cloud. Brightest near the Thames Estuary, with limited sunny spells. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rather cloudy on Saturday, with patchy early rain improving later. Otherwise dry, with variable cloud cover but some sunshine. Cooler than recent days, with fog patches into the new week.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Thu 21 Mar 2019

High pressure is expected to dominate at first, bringing largely settled weather with bright or sunny spells. However, weak fronts may bring more cloud and some rain to the far north where it will remain breezier. Patchy overnight frosts are likely but there should be a gradually warming trend for daytime temperatures. High pressure should gradually lose its influence towards the end of March. Southern and southeastern areas will remain mostly fine, though with some fog. Spells of rain and stronger winds are likely to spread from the northwest into central areas. Temperatures are generally expected to continue to rise, becoming very warm for some, whilst in the northwest they will remain nearer normal. Further frontal systems are expected to push in from the Atlantic for the start of April.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Thu 21 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 from the west. 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, and also showers perhaps coming up from the south at times. Temperatures are likely to remain above normal throughout.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Thu 21 Mar 2019