Wickford (Essex) weather

Headline:

Locally chilly overnight. Chance of showers.

Today:

After a chilly start, cloud will increase from the south to bring some outbreaks of showery rain during the morning. Locally heavy afternoon showers in the west, eastern areas drier. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Showers will ease into the evening, the cloud will break overnight with light winds, temperatures will fall with mist and fog patches readily forming. Feeling cold. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

Warm bright spells and dry during the day. Cloudy overnight and becoming breezy with the chance of some showers in the south. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A narrow band of rain moves south on Sunday, with brighter skies following. Some showers Monday. Often breezy and feeling cooler. Tuesday sunny at first then cloudy with showers.

Changeable and at times rather unsettled conditions look to dominate through the middle part of May, with low pressure often close by. This means periods of rain or showers, some of which could be heavy, for many places, though some drier interludes are also expected. For the most part, temperatures are likely to be close to or perhaps a little below normal, with winds often blowing from a northwesterly quadrant. By the end of this period, pressure may increase towards the southwest, which could bring more in the way of dry weather here.

Compared to earlier in the month, patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate towards the end of May. Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, there is likely to be longer spells of fine and dry weather. Temperatures are most likely to recover close to average, perhaps becoming warm at times. Into June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times.