Ashton-in-Makerfield (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Warm sunshine by day. Chilly overnight with some fog.

Today:

Any fog and low cloud clearing during the morning to leave a fine day with prolonged sunny skies. Feeling warmer than Wednesday, partly owing to lighter winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Some late sunshine during the evening. Staying dry overnight with mostly clear skies, under which areas of fog and some rural frost could develop. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Another pleasant and dry day after early fog lifts and clears. Plenty of warm sunshine with light winds and temperatures notably above the April average. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Turning more changeable throughout the weekend and into next week with showers and longer spells of rain interspersed by some bright spells. Often breezy and becoming less warm.

A much more changeable period through at least the early part of next week as low pressure lies to the west of the UK bringing a mixture of showers and some longer spells of rain, but also some drier, sunnier interludes. There is a low risk of heavier, possibly thundery showers coming into the country from the south for a time early in the period, but confidence in this aspect of the forecast is low and these may well pass to the east. This heralds a wetter period through the middle of April with showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. Strong winds could develop in some areas, particularly the south and west. Temperatures are likely to return closer to normal.

Some unsettled weather is possible at this start of this period with showers or longer spells of rain in places. However, a change to more settled conditions is most likely through this period as high pressure becomes more influential. This settled theme continues into early May, although some spells of wetter, unsettled weather remain possible, especially in the south. Temperatures are expected to be above average overall.