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15.7C
Plymouth, Mountbatten
 
Low Temp
1.4C
Katesbridge
 
Precipitation
29.4mm
West Freugh
 
Sunniest
7.5 hours
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Sunset 17:52
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Met Office ☁️00:008.7°COVERCAST0% RAIN⛅01:008.6°CPARTLY CLOUDY4% RAIN
Updated: @ 21/10/2026 23:55 - next update at 01:00  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain WeatherCam
Clear Clear
Currently: 8.3, Max: 13.1, Min: 7.0 8.3°C
Colder 0.5°C than last hour.

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Feels like: 6°C

24-hr difference
-2.3°CColder 2.3°C than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 13.1°C
12:10 		13.5°C
03:18
Low: 7°C
05:24 		10.6°C
23:51
Wind from WSW WSW
6.9
Gust:
 6.9 mph
2 Bft - Light Breeze
Today: 24.2 mph 15:14
Gust Month: 25.3 mph October 13
Rain Today: 1.27 mm
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 mm
Rain Yesterday: 0.5 mm
Storm Rain: 0 mm
This Month: 8.901 mm
Season Total: 471.9 mm
7 rain days in October.
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Air Quality | River Levels
Humidity: 80 % Increased 3.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 5.1°C  
Barometer: 1008 hPa  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 07:32
Sunset: 17:51
Moonset: 01:23
Moonrise: 16:09
Air Quality
Chelmsford
136910
1 — Low pollution
Live details
River Chelmer
Springfield
0.13 m
→ Steady
Typical: 0.06–0.75 m
Reading 22:30
Live levels
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
21/10/2026
1.6     Low 
0 W/m2 (0 %)
High: 306 @  11:23
No Chelmsford Weather Station records broken today as of 21.10.2026 23:55
 WXSIM Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Tonight & Thursday
Tonight

Chance rain
Chance rain
Low: 8° 		WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Breezy. Low 8°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind west-southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly between 2 and 5 mm.
 
Thursday

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
High: 14°		 WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 14°. Wind west-southwest around 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the afternoon.
 WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
night
Rain likely
Rain likely
Low: 8° 		Friday

Rain likely
Rain likely
High: 13° 		Friday
night
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Low: 8° 		Saturday

Rain likely
Rain likely
High: 14° 		Saturday
night
Rain likely
Rain likely
Low: 9° 		Sunday

Sunny
Sunny
High: 13° 		Sunday
night
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Low: 8°
  WXSIM 5 Day Meteogram for Chelmsford
  UK Cloud Satellite / UK Rain Radar / UK Temperatures
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