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.

  • Thursday
    23rd Oct
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    24th Oct
    Broken clouds
  • Saturday
    25th Oct
    Broken clouds
  • Sunday
    26th Oct
    Sunshine and showers (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Monday
    27th Oct
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Thursday 23rd October 2025 GMT

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Essex weather for Thursday 23rd October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 88% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the north-west.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 88% chance of some rain88
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 34 kph from the North-West34
    kph wind from NW

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Essex weather for Friday 24th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-west.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the South-West23
    kph wind from SW

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Essex weather for Saturday 25th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Essex with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the west.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the West20
    kph wind from W

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Essex weather for Sunday 26th October 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Essex with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 29% chance of some rain29
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the North-West20
    kph wind from NW

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Essex weather for Monday 27th October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Essex with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the west.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 47% chance of some rain47
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the West27
    kph wind from W

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