Essex, MA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
| Day | Sky | High / Low | Precip | Wind | Humidity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sun Aug 2 |
 |
Mostly Cloudy Close Hourly |
80º / 69º | 6% | S 12 mph | 83% |
| 4am |  |
Partly Cloudy | 70º | 6% | SSW 7 mph | 95% |
| 5am | |
Partly Cloudy | 70º | 7% | SSW 7 mph | 97% |
| 6am |  |
Cloudy | 69º | 7% | SSW 7 mph | 98% |
| 7am | |
Cloudy | 70º | 6% | SSW 7 mph | 96% |
| 8am | |
Cloudy | 72º | 7% | SSW 8 mph | 92% |
| 9am | |
Cloudy | 74º | 6% | SSW 8 mph | 87% |
| 10am | |
Cloudy | 75º | 6% | SSW 9 mph | 84% |
| 11am | |
Cloudy | 76º | 6% | S 9 mph | 80% |
| 12pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 77º | 5% | S 10 mph | 77% |
| 1pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 79º | 4% | S 11 mph | 72% |
| 2pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 80º | 2% | S 11 mph | 71% |
| 3pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 80º | 2% | SSE 12 mph | 69% |
| 4pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 79º | 2% | SSE 12 mph | 70% |
| 5pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 78º | 2% | SSE 12 mph | 71% |
| 6pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 76º | 3% | SSE 11 mph | 72% |
| 7pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 75º | 4% | SSE 11 mph | 75% |
| 8pm | |
Cloudy | 73º | 7% | SSE 9 mph | 81% |
| 9pm | |
Cloudy | 72º | 9% | SSE 9 mph | 85% |
| 10pm | |
Cloudy | 71º | 13% | SSE 8 mph | 89% |
| 11pm | |
Cloudy | 70º | 24% | SSE 6 mph | 95% |
|
Mon Aug 3 |
 |
Rain View Hourly |
78º / 64º | 78% | SSW 16 mph | 90% |
| 12am | |
Cloudy | 70º | 24% | SSE 5 mph | 97% |
| 1am | |
Cloudy | 70º | 19% | SSE 5 mph | 98% |
| 2am | |
Cloudy | 70º | 24% | SSE 5 mph | 99% |
| 3am |  |
Showers | 71º | 45% | SSE 6 mph | 97% |
| 4am | |
Showers | 71º | 40% | S 6 mph | 99% |
| 5am | |
Cloudy | 72º | 22% | S 7 mph | 98% |
| 6am | |
Cloudy | 72º | 23% | S 8 mph | 98% |
| 7am | |
Showers | 72º | 41% | S 9 mph | 99% |
| 8am | |
Showers | 74º | 53% | S 11 mph | 94% |
| 9am | |
Rain | 75º | 61% | S 12 mph | 93% |
| 10am | |
Showers | 75º | 54% | S 13 mph | 90% |
| 11am | |
Rain | 76º | 76% | S 14 mph | 90% |
| 12pm | |
Rain | 77º | 78% | S 14 mph | 89% |
| 1pm | |
Rain | 78º | 71% | SSW 16 mph | 87% |
| 2pm | |
Rain | 77º | 62% | SSW 14 mph | 87% |
| 3pm | |
Showers | 77º | 46% | SSW 15 mph | 87% |
| 4pm | |
Showers | 77º | 37% | SSW 14 mph | 88% |
| 5pm | |
Showers | 77º | 37% | SSW 14 mph | 87% |
| 6pm | |
Cloudy | 77º | 24% | SSW 13 mph | 87% |
| 7pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 75º | 24% | SSW 12 mph | 89% |
| 8pm | |
Cloudy | 74º | 14% | SW 10 mph | 90% |
| 9pm |  |
Mostly Cloudy | 73º | 16% | SW 10 mph | 90% |
| 10pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 73º | 8% | SW 10 mph | 85% |
| 11pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 73º | 11% | WSW 8 mph | 81% |
|
Tue Aug 4 |
 |
Mostly Sunny View Hourly |
82º / 63º | 7% | W 9 mph | 59% |
| 12am |  |
Mostly Clear | 71º | 7% | WSW 8 mph | 80% |
| 1am |  |
Clear | 70º | 6% | W 8 mph | 78% |
| 2am | |
Mostly Clear | 68º | 6% | W 8 mph | 78% |
| 3am | |
Partly Cloudy | 68º | 7% | W 7 mph | 78% |
|
Wed Aug 5 |
 |
Partly Cloudy | 81º / 67º | 24% | SSW 9 mph | 66% |
|
Thu Aug 6 |
 |
PM Showers | 86º / 71º | 31% | SSW 10 mph | 70% |
|
Fri Aug 7 |
 |
PM Thunderstorms | 85º / 70º | 40% | SW 10 mph | 70% |
|
Sat Aug 8 |
|
Scattered Thunderstorms | 83º / 70º | 55% | SW 9 mph | 70% |
|
Sun Aug 9 |
|
PM Thunderstorms | 83º / 68º | 42% | SW 11 mph | 68% |
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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Essex, MA
Sunday
High : 84ºF
SSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
SSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday Night
Low : 68ºF
S wind 5 to 7 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.
S wind 5 to 7 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Monday
High : 81ºF
SSW wind 6 to 9 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then showers between 9am and 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Seas 1 ft or less.
SSW wind 6 to 9 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then showers between 9am and 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Monday Night
Low : 65ºF
SW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.
SW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
High : 82ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
Low : 65ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
High : 83ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Low : 68ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday
High : 87ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 7 kt in the morning. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 7 kt in the morning. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.
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Wind Speed Forecast for Essex, MA
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | ||||||||||
| Wind Speed (MPH) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| 8am | 12pm | 4pm | 8pm | 12am | 4am | 8am | 12pm | 4pm | 8pm | 12am | 4am | |
| MPH | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| DIR | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW |
Current Weather Conditions In Essex, MA
As Of: 12 minutes ago
- 70ºF
- 70ºF
- 7mph
- 0º (SSW)
- 7mph
- Partly Cloudy
- 10mi
- 29.97"
- 95%
- 0ºF
The weather right now in Essex, MA is Partly Cloudy. The current temperature is 70°F, and the expected high and low for today, Sunday, August 2, 2026, are 80° high temperature and 69°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 7 miles per hour, and coming from the South Southwest. The wind is gusting to 7 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 70° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 6 percent, with current humidity at 95 percent, and air pressure at 29.97 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are no current weather alert(s).
