Sudden (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Sunshine and showers on Friday. Fine and warm on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Mainly dry this evening with sunny spells but a few showers are possible. Largely dry overnight with clear intervals but isolated showers are possible, perhaps most focussed across Merseyside and Cheshire. Turning quite cool in the countryside. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Friday:

A bright and breezy day with sunny spells and scattered showers, these predominantly in Pennine regions with other areas remaining drier. Fresher than of late but warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Dry with sunny periods on Saturday. Breezier on Sunday with rain clearing to sunnier skies later. Turning unsettled and unseasonably windy on Monday with disruption possible. Feeling warm at times.

An unseasonably deep area of low pressure clearing to the east, may bring widely windy and wet weather at first, especially for the north or northeast of the UK. Following this will be a breezy but sunny day for most with a risk of showers in the north. The forecast around this is rather uncertain, however, and it is also possible that it will clear more quickly. Following this, a continuation of the broadly changeable pattern is expected, with spells of rain or showers, some drier, brighter interludes and temperatures mainly near average. As we move towards mid-month, there is an increased chance of high pressure becoming more dominant, leading to drier, warmer and more settled conditions becoming more widespread.

High pressure, and therefore fairly settled conditions overall, appears most likely for the second half of August, though the northwest may see more in the way of occasional rain or showers than other areas. For most, predominantly dry weather is likely to continue, although short periods of showers and thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south, these more probable further into August.