Ashton-in-Makerfield (Greater Manchester) weather

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    7 day forecast for Ashton-in-Makerfield

    Today (6 April 2026)
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    19
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    Visibility
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    75%
    65%
    55%
    54%
    42%
    41%
    40%
    43%
    53%
    58%
    66%
    71%
    75%
    75%
    UV 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Tuesday (7 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    12°
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    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    23
    25
    28
    30
    30
    31
    31
    30
    28
    24
    20
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    65%
    58%
    54%
    50%
    45%
    43%
    44%
    46%
    52%
    57%
    62%
    64%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wednesday (8 April 2026)
    Time
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    08:00
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
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    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    6
    W
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    12
    9
    8
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    74%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    86%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Thursday (9 April 2026)
    Time
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    01:00
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    20:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
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    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    12
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WNW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    15
    17
    19
    21
    27
    28
    30
    33
    35
    34
    34
    33
    31
    29
    26
    25
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    72%
    67%
    64%
    57%
    55%
    56%
    59%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Friday (10 April 2026)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
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    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    19
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    18
    20
    22
    26
    26
    27
    29
    30
    30
    29
    29
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    66%
    60%
    64%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Saturday (11 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    23
    25
    26
    27
    25
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    74%
    59%
    55%
    59%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Sunday (12 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    16
    19
    19
    18
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    81%
    84%
    73%
    59%
    58%
    65%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -

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    Headline:

    A settled and increasingly warm few days ahead.

    Today:

    A rather grey start to Easter Monday but the cloud will break up throughout the morning, to give a sunny afternoon for many. Lighter winds will allow it to feel a little warmer. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry and clear night to come with perhaps a few mist and fog patches forming. A chilly night with perhaps a touch of frost in the countryside. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A dry and fine day on Tuesday with plenty of sunshine, although skies may turn hazy across western areas by the afternoon. Feeling warm, especially in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Largely dry with warm spells of sunshine on Wednesday. Turning cooler and more changeable from Thursday with spells of rain and showers moving across the region.

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