Maldon (Essex) weather

Headline:

Rather cloudy and cold.

Today:

A largely cloudy and cold day, mainly dry but with the odd spot of drizzle possible. Any cloud breaks will be limited, perhaps slightly more likely in the south and west to end the day. Light winds throughout. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Tonight:

Extensive low cloud largely holding during the evening and overnight, however a slight grass frost is likely where cloud breaks do develop. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Monday:

Cloudy for much of the day, with further isolated drizzle possible. Rather cold again, although temperatures perhaps creeping upwards later with the best of any limited brighter intervals. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Fairly benign start to the period, with low cloud and freezing fog. Initially remaining rather cold, however temperatures probably trending slightly upwards in more unsettled conditions perhaps arriving into Thursday.

A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period. Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by the weekend. A return to periods of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds looks likely for the rest of the month, with the potential for weather warnings or even a named storm at some point before the month is out. Temperatures at least should recover in most places, ending up near average or even a little above, though admittedly not feeling like it at times.

The start of February is likely to continue on an unsettled and relatively mild theme, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds, alternating in most parts with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. Pressure may build across southern areas towards mid-month, which would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost.