Southchurch (Southend-on-Sea) weather

Headline:

Cloudy and chilly start. Some brightness and staying dry.

Today:

Cloudy to start but bright or sunny spells should develop during the morning. Staying dry with a southwesterly breeze becoming more noticeable by the afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly dry night with generally increasing amounts of cloud. Where clear spells persist some frost is likely with possible patchy mist and fog. Chance of light rain in north. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Tuesday:

Rather cloudy for most areas and expected to remain dry, with any mist and fog thinning. Some brightness probable by afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Remaining dry with often large amounts of cloud. Any cloud breaks allowing some sunshine and risk of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures near normal with light winds.

High pressure will lie close to the southeast of the UK initially, with generally settled conditions across many parts. Cloud amounts will be variable, with some frost and fog in the south and east, this slow to clear, but some rain in the far northwest. A weakening frontal system looks like it will edge east across the UK over the weekend, before high pressure briefly builds back in from the west in its wake. Low pressure then seems likely to increasingly influence the UK weather later in the period, with some rain and windier conditions affecting most if not all parts. Temperatures are likely to be generally a little above average, especially in the north, though more frost and fog patches are likely under clearer skies and lighter winds.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely to produce an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.