Clacton (Beach) (Essex) weather

Headline:

An unsettled weekend ahead.

This Evening and Tonight:

Mostly cloudy with few spells of rain early evening, then turning dry with clear spells developing, along with isolated mist or fog patches. Cloud and rain then returning towards dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Saturday:

Mostly cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, these perhaps heavy at times. Breezy, especially towards the coast. Temperatures near average for the time of year. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Variable cloud and scattered showers Sunday and Monday, with mist and fog during the mornings. Perhaps a drier but cloudy day on Tuesday with rain overnight. Temperatures near average.

Predominantly cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate the UK. The early part of this period could see colder conditions becoming established more widely for a time, bringing with it the likelihood of some snow. Milder and wetter weather may however hang on in the far south. By the end of this period, the track of Atlantic depressions may shift a little further north than during the last few weeks. This will maintain broadly unsettled weather, with further spells of rain and perhaps strong winds at times. Many parts may become somewhat milder, given more of a westerly influence, though there remains the chance that colder conditions could linger towards the northeast.

Broadly changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will probably dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, for much of the UK, and still the chance of some hill snow in the north. Some drier interludes are likely, though it must be said, flooding impacts remain possible given recent very wet weather. Windy conditions look probable from time to time. Temperatures probably close to or a little above average overall, with a reduced chance, compared to earlier thinking, of a late season prolonged cold spell.