About the Southend Weather Station
Sarfend provides local weather information for Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding area, using data from an amateur weather station in Leigh-on-Sea, together with other weather information sources.
Our Weather Station
Our first local weather station was a WH1081 wireless USB weather station. This measured temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed, wind direction and rainfall.
In July 2011, we upgraded to the Watson W8681 (Mk II), which added solar and ultraviolet (UV) sensors.
The weather station sends readings wirelessly to an indoor base unit, connected to a computer via USB. The computer processes the readings using Cumulus weather station software.
Weather readings are uploaded to the website automatically, providing regularly updated local weather information.
Southend Weather Webcam
We also operate a webcam, which provides images during daylight hours, typically updated every 10 minutes.
View the Southend Weather Webcam
Important: Our weather information is provided for general interest only. Do not rely on it for safety-critical decisions or activities.
Thinking of Getting Your Own Weather Station?
Home weather stations range from simple indoor temperature and humidity monitors to more sophisticated wireless systems measuring wind speed, rainfall, atmospheric pressure and UV levels.
For more information about home weather stations, including a review of the equipment we’ve used, see the FrequencyCast Weather Station Review.
Weather Information on Your Mobile
You can also access our weather information from a smartphone or tablet.
- Southend Weather Webcam – View the latest available webcam image.
- Sarfend Weather – Access our weather information and readings.
About Sarfend
The Southend Weather service is provided by Sarfend, a local website serving people living in and around Southend-on-Sea.
Sarfend provides local information, community resources and details of services and attractions in the Southend area.
The website also operates a Southend discussion forum.
About This Weather Website
Our weather data is processed using the Cumulus weather station software package.
The original weather website was based on templates developed by CarterLake.org, with PHP adaptations by Saratoga-Weather.org.
The weather service forms part of the Sarfend website, which is hosted in the UK.
