Loughton (Essex) weather

Headline:

Morning rain easing, but remaining rather cloudy.

Today:

Extensively cloudy to start, with periods of rain interspersed with heavier bursts. This rain should clear eastwards into the afternoon, but will leave a legacy of low cloud and perhaps the odd spot of drizzle later. Rather cool. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly fine during the evenign, although cloud cover should generally increase from the south later in the night, perhaps bringing a little light rain or drizzle. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

A damp start, and generally rather cloudy again, but drier with limited bright intervals developing later. Winds strengthening but becoming rather warm. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Becoming wet and windy on Wednesday. Drier, brighter but cooler conditions should then spread from the west through Thursday. Friday probably starting fine, but becoming wet and windy again later.

The unsettled spell of weather, which is expected to develop during this coming week, will continue into next weekend and beyond. All regions are likely to have some rain at times, which could be heavy. However, most of the rain, showers and strong winds are likely to be in the northwest with southeastern areas more often dry and bright. Temperatures will be above average and probably feeling warm in the brighter spells in southern areas. Later in October, there is a chance of more settled conditions developing, particularly in southern and eastern areas but with temperatures falling closer to average and some overnight frost and fog. Given the time of year, fog could be slow to clear.

Potentially some wet and windy weather at first, especially in the northwest, but a trend towards more settled conditions is most favoured for late October as high pressure becomes increasingly dominant. This would bring the potential for frost and fog at night, and possibly large variations between daytime and overnight temperatures. Into early November, high pressure may become more centred to the northwest of the UK, resulting in a gradual trend towards more unsettled conditions, particularly across southern regions.