Epping (Essex) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with light rain developing for most areas.

Today:

Widely cloudy with patchy rain across Essex. The rain becomes more widespread through the day, although much of Norfolk should remain dry with the odd brighter spell here. Light winds and near average temperatures. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudy with light rain moving northwards through the evening and clearing all but the north Norfolk coast by dawn. Turning cold in the west with mist and fog developing. Minimum temperature 02 °C.

Saturday:

A cloudy and damp start with mist, fog and patchy light rain developing across the east. Becoming drier with the brighter spells in the west. Feeling cool with light winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

High pressure remains dominant. Mostly cloudy with the odd spot of rain on Sunday, but becoming drier and brighter for Monday and Tuesday. Light winds and temperatures around normal.

High pressure begins to migrate away to the east allowing frontal systems to progress into the UK from the southwest, although exactly how much progress into the UK this makes is uncertain. However there is a greater chance that at least the southern half of the UK will see a change to milder and wetter conditions, at least for a time, while the north is more likely to remain drier. Toward the end of next week we may start to see some colder conditions spread from the north. While the nature of this colder outbreak is very uncertain, it could bring some wintry showers to the northern UK briefly. Thereafter, a transition towards a westerly flow is likely, bringing changeable conditions with rain more likely focused towards the north west.

During the second half of November, there is an increasing chance of changeable or more unsettled conditions developing, with spells of rain and the potential for strong winds at times. The extent and location of the wettest and windiest weather is very uncertain at this range, with northern and western areas generally most favoured, but there is a chance the wettest conditions could become more focussed across southern parts for a time. Towards the end of November, whilst confidence is very low in the overall weather patterns, there may be a tendency for the tracks of Atlantic lows to shift farther south. Temperatures are likely to be near or above average for much of the period, although colder interludes remain possible, perhaps more especially later in the period.