Wednesday 4 November

Colchester

11
Cloudy

One of six forecasts expects rain later today, so it may stay dry.

Low 9°Wind 17 mph6 forecasts averaged, updated at 13:04

Strong agreement

The six highs are within a degree.

6°7°8°9°10°11°12°13°14°15°Average 10.8°CAEUDEMOUSFR
One of six expects rain

Should I…

Take an umbrella?MaybeOne of six forecasts expect rain
Washing out?MaybeOne of six forecasts expect rain, 11°
Barbecue?NoDry enough, but only 11°
Good for a run?YesOne of six forecasts expect rain, 11°

The next 24 hours

Bars show how many forecasts expect rain. Tap an hour for each forecast.

Mostly dry. 1 of 6 forecasts shows a passing shower around 7am.

This hour (midnight), 10°. None of the 6 forecasts expect rain.

  • Met Office9.6°Dry
  • ECMWF (Europe)8.7°Dry
  • GFS (US)10.1°Dry
  • ICON (Germany)9.5°Dry
  • Météo-France9.9°Dry
  • GEM (Canada)10.3°Dry

Tonight's stargazing

Poor

Mostly cloudy all night. 1 of 6 forecasts shows a break in the cloud at some point.

18% moon. Sky darkness here: very light polluted.

Stargazing forecast

The optimist

Météo-France
11° dry

The one to show your mates before a barbecue.

The pessimist

ICON (Germany)
11° 1.0 mm of rain

The one to blame when you’ve packed a coat for nothing.

Every forecast, day by day

6°8°10°12°14°WedThuFriSatSunMonTueWednesday 4 NovemberThursday 5 NovemberFriday 6 NovemberSaturday 7 NovemberSunday 8 NovemberMonday 9 NovemberTuesday 10 November
AverageMet OfficeECMWF (Europe)GFS (US)ICON (Germany)Météo-FranceGEM (Canada)

Every forecast for Wednesday 4 November

ForecastHighLowRainWindvs average
Met Office10.8°9.4°Dry15 mph+0.1°
ECMWF (Europe)10.5°8.1°Dry16 mph−0.3°
GFS (US)11.0°9.3°Dry22 mph+0.3°
ICON (Germany)pessimist10.5°8.5°1.0 mm14 mph−0.3°
Météo-Franceoptimist11.3°8.4°Dry18 mph+0.6°
GEM (Canada)10.4°8.4°Dry20 mph−0.3°
Average10.8°8.7°0.2 mm17 mph–

Forecast data: Met Office, Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).

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