Thorpe Bay (Southend-on-Sea) weather

Headline:

Chilly with sunshine and showers.

Today:

Early fog patches clearing to sunny spells, although feeling rather cool. Becoming increasingly cloudy and showery, with isolated sharp showers in the afternoon, a low risk of thunder. Drier to the south. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Any lingering showers soon easing through the early evening with some late evening sunny spells. Cloud and slow moving rain arriving from the south overnight. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain moving north. Becoming drier and perhaps brighter into the afternoon before winds strengthen and heavy rain arrives from the south overnight. Mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A spell of heavy rain initially Sunday, replaced by sunny spells later. Breezy Monday, but largely dry with sunny intervals. Sunny spells and scattered showers or rain Tuesday. Increasingly mild.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 26 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 Fri 26 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 with the driest conditions relative to normal 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 Fri 26 Apr 2024