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Billericay Weather Forecast

Our Billericay weather forecast page details local conditions for today, tonight and tomorrow, and includes any severe weather or flood warnings in force.

Issued from the Essex Weather Centre
at 04:39 BST on Saturday the 25th of May 2013

Saturday
Dry and bright with lengthy spells of sunshine, especially this morning when sunshine will be unbroken for a time. Feeling considerably milder than recent days in a light to moderate Northerly breeze. Maximum temperature 14 degrees Celsius.

Rainfall Risk: 5 % | Rainfall Amount: 0 mm | Sunshine: 9 hours

Saturday Night
Remaining dry this evening with plenty of late sunshine. Variable amounts of cloud are expected overnight and it will turn fairly cool for the time of year. Light North-Westerly breeze and temperatures falling to lows of 5 degrees Celsius.

Rainfall Risk: 5 % | Rainfall Amount: 0 mm

Sunday
Little change with dry and sunny weather continuing throughout and feeling warm in gentle North-Westerly winds. Excellent visibility and lower pollen levels. Maximum temperature 18 degrees Celsius.

Rainfall Risk: 5 % | Rainfall Amount: 0 mm | Sunshine: 7 hours

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Sunrise: 04.52 | Sunset: 20.58

Saturday, 25th May 2013

Weather	Time	Temp	Wind Dir	Speed	Gust	Humidity	Rain
	06:00	4 °c	N	7 mph	14 mph	94 %	0 mm
	09:00	8 °c	N	9 mph	18 mph	79 %	0 mm
	12:00	11 °c	N	9 mph	18 mph	61 %	0 mm
	15:00	13 °c	N	9 mph	18 mph	55 %	0 mm
	18:00	13 °c	N	9 mph	17 mph	54 %	0 mm
	21:00	9 °c	N	5 mph	12 mph	68 %	0 mm

Billericay

There is evidence of settlement in Billericay from the Bronze Age, but the town is first mentioned in historical records in 1291. In 1381 King Richard II finally ended the Peasants revolt in Norsey Wood where the battle led to the death of 500 rebels. Billericay was also the hometown of 4 of the pilgrims who set sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620. It is reputed that all of the Pilgrim Fathers met in the town prior to setting sail. The link to the Mayflower is something that is a source of great pride to the people of Billericay as can be seen by the number of place names taken from the Pilgrim Fathers.

Weather in Billericay

The weather in 1899 was so dry that Billericay’s water supply dried up entirely. The county of Essex has the driest weather conditions of all of the counties in Britain. In September 1968, however, the weather brought such severe flooding to the town that the Mayflower Hospital found itself to be under 6 feet of flood water. One of the severest weather events in recent times was the 'Great Storm' that hit the South and East of England on 16th October 1987. It led to all of the travel links in and out of Billericay being blocked by fallen trees so that the town was, for a time, isolated from the rest of Essex.

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