West Mersea (Essex) weather

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    8 day forecast for West Mersea

    Today (9 May 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    23
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    66%
    63%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    63%
    70%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 May 2025)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    18
    17
    17
    19
    22
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    25
    23
    23
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    71%
    66%
    62%
    60%
    64%
    67%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    20
    E
    17
    ENE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    24
    27
    30
    28
    22
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    15
    17
    18
    20
    17
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    15
    E
    17
    E
    14
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    12
    16
    21
    23
    23
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    71%
    68%
    74%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    10
    9
    12
    15
    17
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    E
    14
    E
    17
    E
    17
    ENE
    15
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    16
    23
    24
    24
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    76%
    70%
    67%
    62%
    63%
    74%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    14
    17
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    17
    19
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    81%
    75%
    69%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    12
    14
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    12
    NE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    16
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    81%
    73%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    79%
    82%
    75%
    70%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 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:

    A fine day with plenty of sunshine.

    Today:

    Perhaps some low cloud, mist or hill fog at first, particularly towards the coast. This will quickly clear in the morning to leave a fine day with plenty of sunshine. Light to moderate winds expected. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry with some good spells of sunshine through the evening. Clear skies overnight, but temperatures should remain above freezing. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    A warm and sunny day, with light winds at first. Winds strengthening through the day to become moderate with some blustery gusts along the coast. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Largely settled and dry through the period, with good spells of sunshine. Some showers possible on Tuesday, particularly in the west of the region.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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