Essex braces for sharp cold snap after mild October

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 15 Nov, 13:01 · Archive

Essex is set for a cold night with temperatures dropping to as low as 1C and grass frost expected.

Parts of Essex are set for a particularly cold night, with temperatures across the East of England forecast to drop as low as 1C. The Met Office predicts cloudy conditions bringing rain followed by showers overnight, before temperatures fall sharply. A local grass frost is also expected to develop. Winds will strengthen from the west during the early hours of Monday morning.

Conditions will remain cold heading into Monday, with the Met Office forecasting a maximum temperature of just 7C across the region. Some isolated showers are expected initially, before drier conditions and sunny spells develop from late morning. Individual forecasts suggest temperatures will vary across Essex, with Chelmsford expecting a minimum of 4C for Sunday night, while Southend-on-Sea forecasts 5C.

The sharp cold comes after an unusually mild October. Met Office figures show Essex recorded an average minimum temperature of 8.4C during October, which was 1.9C above the 1991-2020 average.

How it is being reported

• Essex set for bitterly cold night as temperatures plungeEssex faces a cold night as Met Office forecasts temperatures as low as 1C, grass frost and rain before showers, with Monday reaching just 7C in the East.Echo (Basildon) · 15 Nov, 12:01
• Essex set for bitterly cold night as temperatures plungeEssex faces a cold night as Met Office forecasts temperatures as low as 1C, grass frost and rain before showers, with Monday reaching just 7C in the East.Colchester Gazette · 15 Nov, 12:01
• Essex set for bitterly cold night as temperatures plungeEssex faces a cold night as Met Office forecasts temperatures as low as 1C, grass frost and rain before showers, with Monday reaching just 7C in the East.Brentwood Guardian · 15 Nov, 12:01

In this story: Essex · East of England · Met Office · Chelmsford · Southend-on-Sea

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