Essex weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Essex is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Essex (Chelmsford), UK for more weather parameters.

  • Monday
    12th Jan
    Broken clouds
  • Tuesday
    13th Jan
    Cloudy with some rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    14th Jan
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    15th Jan
    Cloudy with some rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    16th Jan
    Overcast with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:05 on Monday 12th January 2026 GMT

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Essex weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the South-West20
    kph wind from SW

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Essex weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 10°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 94% chance of some rain94
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South15
    kph wind from S

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Essex weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 65% chance of some rain65
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 3°C wind chill3
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the West17
    kph wind from W

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Essex weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 73% chance of some rain73
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the South22
    kph wind from S

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Essex weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 29% chance of some rain29
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 7°C wind chill7
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the South10
    kph wind from S

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