Wigan Athletic F.C. (Greater Manchester) weather

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Largely dry and bright. Feeling cooler.

Today:

A mainly dry and bright day, with spells of hazy sunshine. A few light showers are possible, mainly during the morning and in the north. A light northerly breezy, allowing temperatures to be a little lower than of late. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

A dry evening to come. Cloud amounts tending to increase from the west overnight, with some light rain and drizzle possible as we head towards dawn. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Sunday:

A rather cloudy start, with some light rain and drizzle. Brightening up for the afternoon, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers, again these more likely in the north. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mostly cloudy on Monday, with rain expected overnight. This clearing to sunny spells and scattered showers for Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures near average for the time of year.

The first few days of this period are likely to be rather changeable, with many parts of the UK seeing showers or perhaps some longer spells of rain. Within this broad pattern, there is potential for a low pressure system to develop just to the west or possibly over the UK, which would bring the possibility more widespread rain and perhaps strong winds. By the latter part of August, there are signals for high pressure to become rather more dominant again, with more in the way of dry weather developing once more, especially towards parts of the north and west. Temperatures are more likely to be above normal than below overall, though the possibility of widespread or exceptional heat is perhaps a little lower than in recent weeks.

As we move into the start of meteorological autumn, signals for the prevailing weather patterns affecting the UK are weak, thus something close to the climatological norm is the current preferred story. This means a broad northwest-southeast split in conditions, with the high becoming centred further to the south than in the latter part of August and with more changeable conditions developing towards the north and northwest. Meanwhile, drier, more settled weather is slightly more likely towards the south and east. Temperatures are again likely to be above average overall, with the potential for late season hot spells or heatwaves, especially in the south.