Leigh (Greater Manchester) weather

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    8 day forecast for Leigh

    Today (27 March 2025)
    Time
    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
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    Temperature
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    8
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    29
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    32
    32
    33
    32
    30
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    UV
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Friday (28 March 2025)
    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
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    14
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    27
    26
    24
    25
    24
    29
    33
    36
    37
    39
    39
    39
    37
    36
    35
    31
    26
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    74%
    68%
    61%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    57%
    59%
    63%
    67%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Saturday (29 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    W
    6
    WSW
    4
    SW
    7
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    18
    25
    28
    29
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    86%
    73%
    57%
    77%
    85%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    W
    8
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    23
    28
    26
    22
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    81%
    81%
    73%
    64%
    64%
    71%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Monday (31 March 2025)
    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
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    9
    NW
    6
    NNE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    14
    18
    18
    15
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    88%
    78%
    64%
    60%
    69%
    80%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    6
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    13
    20
    22
    23
    19
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    87%
    76%
    60%
    53%
    56%
    63%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    SSE
    6
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    15
    17
    16
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    76%
    81%
    74%
    63%
    53%
    57%
    67%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    5
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    5
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    12
    16
    15
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    79%
    83%
    74%
    57%
    48%
    56%
    67%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -

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    North West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Often cloudy, but turning wet and windy overnight.

    Today:

    Cloudier than Thursday with occasional rain possible, mainly across Cumbria. Staying generally dry elsewhere with some brighter spells in the south. Murky in coastal areas at times. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Largely dry to start this evening then turning wet and windy overnight with a band of heavy rain sinking southeastwards. Rain clearing for most by dawn, followed by showers. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Friday:

    A mixture of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers, these heavy and thundery at times and turning wintry over the highest ground. Feeling cooler than Thursday. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Largely dry over the weekend and into Monday with bright spells. Some patchy rain and drizzle possible at times over the hills. Feeling pleasant in any sunshine. Windier on Sunday.

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