Colchester (Essex) weather

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    7 day forecast for Colchester

    Today (16 July 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    UV - -
    Thursday (17 July 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    E
    2
    E
    2
    ENE
    2
    E
    2
    ESE
    3
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    9
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    15
    13
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    85%
    76%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    57%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    59%
    63%
    65%
    72%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    22°
    25°
    26°
    24°
    21°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    22°
    24°
    24°
    22°
    21°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    5
    S
    8
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    11
    20
    23
    23
    20
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    89%
    84%
    64%
    47%
    43%
    54%
    70%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Saturday (19 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    E
    4
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    8
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    15
    17
    18
    17
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    88%
    86%
    78%
    71%
    63%
    65%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 7 3 1 -
    Sunday (20 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    60%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    5
    S
    7
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    9
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    13
    20
    22
    22
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    87%
    69%
    65%
    58%
    64%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Monday (21 July 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    16
    17
    18
    17
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    88%
    79%
    73%
    67%
    69%
    82%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Tuesday (22 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    24°
    23°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    20
    22
    22
    19
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    91%
    81%
    66%
    60%
    64%
    80%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -

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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Warming steadily. Some heavy showers likely by the weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some evening sunshine followed by a dry and mostly clear night with light winds, allowing some mist and low cloud patches to form around dawn, mostly in East Anglia. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Thursday:

    Largely bright to start, turning cloudier at times into the day with the odd light afternoon shower possible into the afternoon. Very warm and humid, but remaining cooler near coasts. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Very warm and humid at first, and turning unsettled by Saturday with showers or thunderstorms, heavy at times. Somewhat cooler by Sunday, but further heavy rain and showers likely.

    Updated:

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