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Clacton (Beach) (Essex) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Clacton (Beach)

    Today (20 January 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    70%
    Temperature
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    31
    32
    34
    36
    37
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    S
    20
    S
    18
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    39
    36
    33
    27
    24
    24
    24
    30
    34
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    33
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    18
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    1.2
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    30
    28
    28
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    23
    25
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    20
    18
    18
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    14
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    21
    21
    18
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    15
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    82%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times explained
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    Forecast for 5pm Tuesday
    Updated 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 20 Jan 2026
    WARNING
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    Updated:

    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Unsettled for the next few days.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Largely dry with variable cloud and clear spells this evening. A band of cloud and rain, locally heavy, will move quickly north-eastwards across all parts overnight. Windy. Staying mild. Most parts turning drier before dawn. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy but largely dry at first on Wednesday morning, before further outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, moves northwards during the day. Temperatures near normal. Windy. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rather windy, especially over hills, with a mixture of variable cloud and outbreaks of rain on most days. Daytime temperatures near normal for January, but staying frost free overnight.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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