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13.6C
Kew Gardens
 
Low Temp
-2.8C
Cavendish
 
Precipitation
26.6mm
Achnagart
 
Sunniest
6.7 hours
Shoeburyness, Landwick

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Updated: @ 16/03/2026 17:45 - next update at 01:00  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain WeatherCam
Dusk Dusk
Currently: 10.2, Max: 12.1, Min: 5.4 10.2°C
Colder 1.3°C than last hour.

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Feels like: 10°C

24-hr difference
1.7°CWarmer 1.7°C than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 12.1°C
13:19 		12.1°C
13:11
Low: 5.4°C
04:32 		0.4°C
02:21
Wind from S S
1.8
Gust:
 2.5 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 18.5 mph 13:31
Gust Month: 35.1 mph March 12
Rain Today: 0.254 mm
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.47 mm
Rain Yesterday: 5.6 mm
Storm Rain: 0 mm
This Month: 32.258 mm
Season Total: 325.6 mm
7 rain days in March.
Humidity & Barometer Almanac WebCam
Humidity: 86 % Increased 11.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 8°C Increased 0.7°C since last hour.
Barometer: 1016.3 hPa Rising 0.1 hPa/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 06:10
Sunset: 18:04
Moonrise: 05:28
Moonset: 14:55
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
16/03/2026
2.1     Low 
6 W/m2 (55 %)
High: 763 @  11:49
Todays solar energy of 763 w/m2 surpassed the yearly high of 748.0w/m2 set on 14/03/2026 by 15 w/m2
Todays solar UV index of 2.3 tied the yearly record set on 14/03/2026
 WXSIM Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This afternoon & Tonight
This
afternoon
Overcast
Overcast
High: 12°		 WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. High 12°. Wind west-southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
 
Tonight

Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Low: 9°		 WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Breezy. Low 9°. Wind west-southwest around 12 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
 WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
High: 16° 		Tuesday
night
Clear
Clear
Low: 7° 		Wednesday

Sunny
Sunny
High: 16° 		Wednesday
night
Clear
Clear
Low: 6° 		Thursday

Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
High: 15° 		Thursday
night
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Low: 6° 		Friday

Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
High: 14°
  WXSIM 5 Day Meteogram for Chelmsford
  UK Cloud Satellite / UK Rain Radar / UK Temperatures
Countdown to Spring
 Vernal Equinox begins March 20th at 2:46pm   GMT