Rayleigh (Essex) weather

Headline:

Showers, heavy at times.

Today:

Bright spells and frequent showers through the day, some of which are likely to be heavy and thundery. Winds are light becoming breezy along the coast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Turning increasingly cloudy from the west as a band of rain moves eastwards overnight across all areas by the morning. Feeling cool in the wind. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Tuesday:

Cloudy and breezy, with rain clearing to the east during the morning. Followed by frequent heavy showers in the afternoon before easing into the evening. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday breezy with showers. Becoming more settled on Thursday with only the odd isolated shower. A dry and warm sunny day on Friday. Temperatures near average, trending upwards.

Saturday will be warm with some showery weather and even a chance of thunderstorms in places. Then by Sunday and through Bank Holiday Monday, warm and fair weather is expected to prevail. Through the following week, high pressure is expected to broadly remain in place for much of the UK, and fine weather is likely to continue for most of the country. There may be occasions where low pressure to the north may bring some brief spells of rain across northern parts, but in general fair weather will dominate. Temperatures are expected to be above normal, feeling very warm at times with light winds.

Fair weather is more likely to dominate, at least at first. Rain and showers are possible at times, mainly across Northern Ireland and Scotland, but the main emphasis remains for fine and dry weather for most places. As we head towards mid-June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers. Drier weather is expected between any bouts of wetter weather, these drier interludes will tend to last longer across the south and east of England. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm or very warm weather possible.