Clayton (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Heavy rain clearing with sunny spells by the afternoon.

Today:

Outbreaks of showery and at times heavy rain across the region through the morning, tending to breakup and clear eastwards to leave sunny spells and a few showers into the afternoon. Breezy, especially over the hills. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers fading this evening to leave plenty of clear spells and variable amounts of cloud overnight with lighter winds. Chilly in the countryside. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Monday:

A largely fine and settled day with sunny spells and the isolated shower. Sunshine turning increasingly hazy from the west with heavy rain and strong winds arriving overnight. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Heavy rain clearing southeastwards on Tuesday, followed by sunshine and blustery showers. Some sunny spells on Wednesday with winds easing. Further showers or longer spells of rain on Thursday.

A changeable spell of weather is expected at the beginning of this period as areas of low pressure move in from the Atlantic across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain to most areas, heavy at times and perhaps accompanied by strong winds along some coasts, though drier interludes are likely too. Towards the middle of June, high pressure will probably begin to become more dominant in the south, at least for brief periods, whereas the north is more likely to remain more unsettled with further episodes of rain or showers and strong winds. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly below normal at first, perhaps rising above average later, with a chance of a few hot days.

Changeable weather is most likely across the UK with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems moving in from the west interspersed with dry and sunny periods, perhaps with a bias towards longer dry spells early in the period. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above normal, perhaps with some hot spells at times especially across the south.