Ashton-in-Makerfield (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

A cloudy and mild start, becoming more autumnal.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be a cloudy night, with spells of drizzle becoming more persistent particularly over the high ground in the north. Winds will ease to a light breeze by dawn. Feeling chilly in the north. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Tuesday:

Tuesday will be cloudy, with a mild start for most but cooler for Cumbria. Drizzle to start, and although drying up during the day, rain will return in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday and Thursday will be bright with sunny spells and a cool, autumnal breeze. Showers most likely over high ground on Wednesday. A return to unsettled weather from Thursday night.

It will likely be quite changeable through the middle of October, as a series of low pressure systems run across the North Atlantic, often to the north and northwest of the UK, bringing occasional bands of rain and strong winds, but interspersed with brighter and more showery conditions. Rain will be most prevalent across hills in the west and especially northwest, where above average rainfall is likely through this period. Longer drier interludes are more favoured in sheltered southern and eastern parts, but even here it is likely to be wetter than during recent weeks. Whilst brief cooler interludes are possible, temperatures are likely to be a little above average in many areas for the period as a whole.

The remainder of October and into early November will probably maintain a changeable pattern overall, with areas of low pressure often passing close to the UK from the North Atlantic, interspersed by occasional but short-lived ridges of high pressure. This regime will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times, with the wettest and windiest weather typically in the west and northwest, driest conditions more favoured in sheltered southern and eastern parts. Whilst some occasional colder interludes will be possible at times, temperatures are likely to be near or a little above average for the period as a whole.