Residents of Southend-on-Sea are facing a chilly and damp start to the week this Wednesday, 6 May 2026, as light rain and gusty winds move into the area. According to the Met Office, today’s maximum temperature will reach 13°C, though it will feel closer to 10°C due to northerly winds gusting up to 23mph.
The chance of rain is set to increase throughout the day. While there is a 30 per cent chance of showers at 11am, the likelihood of precipitation will rise to 70 per cent by 1pm, with rain expected to persist through the rest of the afternoon. The regional forecast for the East of England confirms that cool, cloudy conditions and showers are pushing inland across the region, with coastal areas feeling particularly cool.
The Met Office calculates these feels-like temperatures by accounting for wind speed, humidity, and air temperature to measure how the human body loses heat. While May typically sees average daytime highs of 16°C to 17°C in this part of the country, today’s conditions will be cooler than the seasonal norm.
Conditions are expected to improve later in the week. Forecasters anticipate drier weather with sunny intervals by Thursday, when temperatures are expected to reach 15°C. The warming trend is set to continue as the week progresses, with temperatures climbing to 18°C on Friday and reaching a peak of 20°C by Saturday.
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