Southend - Chalkwell Beach (Beach) (Southend-on-Sea) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next low tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southend - Chalkwell Beach (Beach)

    Today (27 March 2026)
    Time
    09:00
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    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 Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    40%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    90%
    80%
    30%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    21
    22
    19
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    80%
    80%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    75%
    UV 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 March 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    26
    28
    29
    30
    32
    32
    34
    34
    33
    31
    29
    27
    26
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    65%
    56%
    48%
    44%
    48%
    51%
    46%
    48%
    51%
    53%
    53%
    56%
    62%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    18
    22
    25
    27
    30
    31
    34
    34
    35
    35
    36
    34
    34
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    80%
    75%
    67%
    58%
    49%
    42%
    47%
    50%
    55%
    61%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 March 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    27
    32
    34
    34
    33
    33
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    25
    22
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    77%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    64%
    56%
    54%
    48%
    45%
    42%
    42%
    42%
    42%
    45%
    54%
    56%
    62%
    65%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    84%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (1 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NE
    7
    S
    6
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    14
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    87%
    89%
    83%
    69%
    65%
    70%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (2 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    W
    5
    WNW
    5
    NE
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    14
    17
    18
    19
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    86%
    75%
    63%
    58%
    65%
    74%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 27 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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

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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy Friday with some rain, before clearing through the evening.

    Today:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle, mostly light, but with some heavier bursts possible. These most likely as the rain clears to the south and east later in the day. Milder than on Thursday. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain soon easing away during the evening, with cloud breaking to clear skies overnight. Mainly dry after midnight with winds also easing. Cold with frost likely by dawn. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    Sunny start, however cloud then thickens by midday, with a band of blustery showers spreading south. Further sunny spells but also isolated showers then follow later. Cold with brisk winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Frosty start Sunday, then fine and bright, before rain and blustery winds spread southeast later. Mainly dry with sunny spells Monday. Cloudier Tuesday, perhaps some light rain, but also milder.

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