Colchester (Essex) weather

Headline:

Dry with clear spells overnight. Feeling chilly.

This Evening and Tonight:

Any lingering showers should soon clear this evening. It will become dry with some clear spells overnight. Light winds throughout. Feeling chilly, especially in rural spots. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

A dry and bright but mostly cloudy day. Cloud will thicken into the evening as outbreaks of rain spread eastward on a freshening breeze. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Sunny intervals and the odd shower possible Friday. Dry and bright Saturday, rain later. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain Sunday, drier later. Temperatures trending a little above average.

Remaining changeable, with occasional rain or showers arriving from the North Atlantic, most frequent across northern and western parts of the UK, where some strong winds will also be possible at times. However, there will also be some reasonable dry and more settled periods, especially across southern areas. Later in the month, high pressure may become more dominant in the vicinity of the UK, perhaps bringing more widely settled conditions for a time, especially away from the far north. Temperatures for the period as a whole will probably be close to average overall, but there is scope for some rather warm days at times, along with occasional relatively cool nights.

High pressure initially close to the UK, with a continuation of more settled conditions at times, may start to weaken its influence on the weather later in the month and into early October. As a result, it may become more changeable with a greater chance of rain or showers in places, and perhaps some strong winds at times too. Temperatures will likely be a little above average overall, with relatively cool nights possible at first tending to reduce in frequency later in the period.