Storm Evert: Met Office's forecast for Southend

Parts of the UK could see winds top 75mph when the storm hits today, but Oxford is unlikely to see the worst of the weather until tomorrow.

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Here is the Met Office’s hour-by-hour forecast for the city for the next couple of days:

TODAY

2pm - light rain with a 40 per cent chance of rain. Wind speeds of 20mph.

3pm - heavy rain with a 70 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 17mph.

4pm - cloudy with a 20 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 17mph.

5pm - cloudy with a 10 per cent chance of rian. Wind speed of 17mph.

6pm - overcast with a 10 per cent chanve of rain. Wind speed of 15mph.

7pm - cloudy with a 10 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 14 mph.

8pm - sunny intervals. Wind speed of 13 mph.

9pm - cloudy with a 10 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 10mph.

10pm - partly cloudy. Wind speed of 10mph.

SATURDAY

9am - cloudy with a 10 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 8mph.

10am - cloudy with a 10 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 8mph.

11am - cloudy with a 10 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 8mph

12pm - thunder with a 60 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 8mph.

1pm - thunder with a 60 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 8mph.

2pm - light shower with a 30 per cent chance fo rain. Wind speed of 9mph. 

3pm - thunder with 60 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed of 8mph.

4pm - thunder shower with 50 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed 9mph.

5pm - cloudy with 10 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed 7mph.

6pm - thunder with 60 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed 7mph.

7pm - thunder with 60 per cent chance of rain. Wind speed 7mph.

8pm onwards - cloudy.

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