Bran End (Essex) weather

Headline:

Cloud and rain moving south, clearing by evening.

Today:

After a dry and bright start, an area of cloud and rain will move south across the region during the afternoon. Cloud and rain gradually clearing by evening, with clear spells and some coastal showers following. Temperatures lower than Sunday. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Any coastal showers soon easing to leave a dry night, with clear spells developing for many. Patchy frost forming in some prone rural spots. Windy along coasts, gradually easing. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Tuesday:

A cold and bright start for many. Turning increasingly cloudy from the west, with outbreaks of rain arriving by the evening. Rain moving east overnight. Breezy and feeling cold. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Early rain clearing to leave drier and brighter conditions on Wednesday. Overnight rain, locally heavy, clearing to brighter skies and heavy showers for Thursday. Drier and brighter on Friday.

A spell of wet and windy weather is likely to impact most areas for a time during Friday and into Saturday. Colder, showery and windy conditions following over the weekend. High pressure then very likely to have increasing influence into the following week with more settled conditions becoming established for a time. This should mean a good deal of dry weather with overnight frosts along with morning fog patches for some regions. Through to the end of this period there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged settled/drier weather. Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.

Initially, high pressure is likely to be dominant, especially across the south, with relatively settled conditions likely overall. Frontal systems may still affect north and northwest UK at times. During the first few days of this period, however, a change to more unsettled conditions appears likely for a time, bringing a greater prevalence of rain and showers to most areas but especially the northwest. Some of the showers could be wintry, especially on high ground. Later in the month, there are signals that higher pressure may become re-established, with more settled conditions likely to develop, particularly across the south. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with colder interludes bringing frost and fog.