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Met Office 🌦️23:0012.5°CDRIZZLE9% RAIN☁️00:0012.7°COVERCAST20% RAIN
Updated: @ 19/10/2026 22:25 - next update at 01:00  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain WeatherCam
Overcast Overcast
Currently: 12.7, Max: 12.9, Min: 9.2 12.7°C
Warmer 0.2°C than last hour.

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Feels like: 13°C

24-hr difference
3°CWarmer 3.0°C than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 12.9°C
13:49 		13.5°C
14:48
Low: 9.2°C
06:10 		8°C
04:28
Wind from E E
2.5
Gust:
 2.7 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 13.8 mph 14:19
Gust Month: 25.3 mph October 13
Rain Today: 0 mm
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 mm
Rain Yesterday: 1 mm
Storm Rain: 0 mm
This Month: 7.123 mm
Season Total: 470.1 mm
5 rain days in October.
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Air Quality | River Levels
Humidity: 89 % Increased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 10.9°C Increased 0.5°C since last hour.
Barometer: 1020.1 hPa Falling 1.0 hPa/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 07:29
Sunset: 17:56
Moonset: 00:12
Moonrise: 15:38
Air Quality
Chelmsford
136910
1 — Low pollution
Live details
River Chelmer
Springfield
0.12 m
→ Steady
Typical: 0.06–0.75 m
Reading 21:45
Live levels
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
19/10/2026
1.7     Low 
0 W/m2 (0 %)
High: 575 @  13:00
No Chelmsford Weather Station records broken today as of 19.10.2026 22:25
 WXSIM Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Tonight & Tuesday
Tonight

Overcast
Overcast
Low: 12° 		WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain. Low 12°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind east around 4 mph in the evening, becoming 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.
 
Tuesday

Chance rain
Chance rain
High: 14°		 WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 14°. Wind east-southeast around 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the morning, becoming 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around 2 mm.
 WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday
night
Chance rain
Chance rain
Low: 9° 		Wednesday

Chance rain
Chance rain
High: 14° 		Wednesday
night
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Low: 7° 		Thursday

Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
High: 15° 		Thursday
night
Rain likely
Rain likely
Low: 9° 		Friday

Rain likely
Rain likely
High: 13° 		Friday
night
Chance rain
Chance rain
Low: 8°
  WXSIM 5 Day Meteogram for Chelmsford
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