Clayton (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain.

Today:

Widely cloudy with rain continuing to spread northwards. Frequent torrential downpours and more prolonged periods of rain bring the risk of thunderstorms and hail. Temperatures suppressed beneath the cloud. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Tonight:

Heavy showers and thunderstorms continuing to spread northwards, easing into the night to leave largely cloudy skies by dawn. Still feeling humid overnight. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Sunday:

A cloudy but dry start with heavy, thundery showers developing into the afternoon, merging to give longer spells of rain at times. Some brighter interludes possible and turning breezy. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Remaining largely unsettled with outbreaks of rain, or heavy, thundery downpours through the week. Warm in any sunny spells that do develop and often breezy.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. Wednesday will likely see a continuation of heavy, perhaps thundery showers, although the focus may be more across the north and east by this stage. Thereafter, a general westerly or north-westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to be close to or a little above average for most of the period. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through into the start of August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. However there are signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely as we progress further into the month. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing period, especially further south and east.