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0.1C
Kielder Castle
 
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26.6mm
Lerwick
 
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Charterhall

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Met Office 🌦️09:0011.6°CDRIZZLE96% RAIN🌦️10:0011.8°CDRIZZLE98% RAIN
Updated: @ 23/10/2026 08:15 - next update at 01:00  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain WeatherCam
Daybreak Daybreak
Currently: 12.5, Max: 12.7, Min: 11.7 12.5°C
Colder 0.2°C than last hour.

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Feels like: 12°C

24-hr difference
2.2°CWarmer 2.2°C than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 12.7°C
00:34 		14.7°C
15:44
Low: 11.7°C
04:17 		8.3°C
00:00
Wind from ESE ESE
6.3
Gust:
 11.6 mph
2 Bft - Light Breeze
Today: 16.5 mph 02:21
Gust Month: 25.3 mph October 13
Rain Today: 0.508 mm
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 mm
Rain Yesterday: 0.8 mm
Storm Rain: 0 mm
This Month: 10.171 mm
Season Total: 473.2 mm
9 rain days in October.
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Air Quality | River Levels
Humidity: 82 % Decreased 1.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 9.5°C Decreased 0.4°C since last hour.
Barometer: 990.3 hPa Falling 0.7 hPa/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 07:36
Sunset: 17:47
Moonset: 03:57
Moonrise: 16:33
Air Quality
Chelmsford
136910
1 — Low pollution
Live details
River Chelmer
Springfield
0.16 m
→ Steady
Typical: 0.06–0.75 m
Reading 07:45
Live levels
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
23/10/2026
1.4     Low 
15 W/m2 (30 %)
High: 15 @  08:13
No Chelmsford Weather Station records broken today as of 23.10.2026 08:15
 WXSIM Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Rain likely
Rain likely
High: 13° 		WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Breezy. High 13°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind southeast around 9 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming northwest around 16 mph, gusting to 29 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around 10 mm.
 
Tonight

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Low: 8°		 WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain. Windy. Low 8°. Wind west-northwest around 20 mph, gusting to 29 mph, in the evening, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 26 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.
 WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Rain likely
Rain likely
High: 14° 		Saturday
night
Rain likely
Rain likely
Low: 10° 		Sunday

Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
High: 13° 		Sunday
night
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Low: 9° 		Monday

Chance rain
Chance rain
High: 15° 		Monday
night
Chance rain
Chance rain
Low: 9° 		Tuesday

Chance rain
Chance rain
High: 17°
  WXSIM 5 Day Meteogram for Chelmsford
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