Macclesfield (Cheshire East) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 16:38

Overcast changing to mist by early evening.

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No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Mon 26 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:02

Sunset: 16:40

Mist changing to overcast by late morning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 26 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Tue 27 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:01

Sunset: 16:42

Heavy rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 27 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Wed 28 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:00

Sunset: 16:44

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 28 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Thu 29 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:58

Sunset: 16:46

Light rain.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 29 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Fri 30 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:56

Sunset: 16:48

Light rain changing to overcast by late morning.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 30 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Sat 31 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:55

Sunset: 16:50

Overcast.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 31 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Overcast changing to mist by early evening.

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 16:38

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Macclesfield

Today (25 January 2026)

Time	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	40%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	5°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 8	ENE 8	E 7	E 6	E 5
Wind gust (mph)	22	22	21	21	19	19	17	17	16
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	92%	92%	93%	92%	89%	87%	87%	87%	87%
UV	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (26 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	50%	70%	90%	90%	80%	80%	70%	80%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	2°	2°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 4	E 5	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14	ESE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	ESE 17
Wind gust (mph)	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	20	22	23	25	25	26	25	26	28	28	29	28	28	28	30
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	87%	87%	88%	88%	87%	87%	86%	86%	86%	85%	84%	83%	82%	82%	82%	83%	85%	86%	88%	88%	91%	91%	91%	91%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (27 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%	60%	50%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	40%	40%	30%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	1°	2°	3°	3°	4°	3°	3°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 18	ESE 19	ESE 21	ESE 23	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 23	ESE 22	SE 21	SE 19	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 17	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19
Wind gust (mph)	31	34	35	37	40	43	42	43	43	43	40	36	31	31	31	31	31	31	34	34	34	31	36	35
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	91%	91%	92%	90%	90%	89%	88%	89%	88%	87%	87%	87%	86%	85%	85%	83%	82%	82%	80%	81%	83%	83%	83%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (28 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	40%	40%	30%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	20%	10%	10%	20%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	2°	3°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16
Wind gust (mph)	34	31	29	26	23	20	19	20	21	23	22	22	24	25	25	26	27	26	26	28	30	30	29	28
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	85%	86%	85%	84%	81%	76%	75%	75%	76%	79%	83%	84%	85%	86%	87%	86%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (29 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	60%	60%	60%	50%	60%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	50%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wind gust (mph)	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	28	27	26	23	22	21	20
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	87%	87%	87%	88%	88%	90%	91%	91%	91%	89%	89%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	87%	87%	90%	89%	89%	91%	91%	91%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (30 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	60%	40%	50%	50%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	3°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	SE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wind gust (mph)	23	22	22	23	22	18	17	16
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	92%	92%	92%	92%	88%	87%	92%	93%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Saturday (31 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	3°	5°	5°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	0°	0°	0°	2°	2°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 8	E 8
Wind gust (mph)	17	17	16	18	19	18	16	14
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	93%	94%	93%	93%	89%	86%	91%	92%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

News

Remaining unsettled through the week ahead

The weather will remain unsettled across the UK throughout the coming week, with a continued chance hill snow in the north.

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Flood warnings in force for England

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North West England weather forecast

Headline:

Rain at times and occasionally windy.

Today:

A cloudy day with showery rain at times and any brightness fleeting, most likely across Cumbria. Not as windy as on Saturday but breezy easterly winds persisting and feeling chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy overnight with light showery rain in places, turning wintry over the highest ground. Becoming cold with a slight frost possible. Light easterly winds. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Monday:

Largely cloudy and chilly with the odd glimmer of brightness possible. Turning breezier with a chance of some rain later in the day. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Often wet and windy with gales possible at times. Hill snow likely on Tuesday, with a chance of substantial falls over the Pennines. Further showers on Wednesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 25 Jan 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Weather systems moving in from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers are expected at times. These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times. Where fronts from the south west do reach the cold air towards the north east, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to lower areas at times.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 24 Jan 2026

A similar theme is expected to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards at times. As the jet stream is slightly further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the south west interacts with the cold air.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 24 Jan 2026

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Today

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Mon 26 Jan

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Tue 27 Jan

Tue 27 Jan

Wed 28 Jan

Wed 28 Jan

Thu 29 Jan

Thu 29 Jan

Fri 30 Jan

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Sat 31 Jan

Sat 31 Jan

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