Leigh (Greater Manchester) weather

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Overcast changing to light rain by early evening.
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    7 day forecast for Leigh

    Today (16 September 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    21
    19
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    75%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    UV 3 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Thursday (17 September 2026)
    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 Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    60%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    25
    21
    20
    22
    28
    31
    32
    33
    34
    34
    33
    34
    32
    29
    25
    23
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    P
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    88%
    93%
    96%
    94%
    91%
    85%
    82%
    76%
    69%
    67%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Friday (18 September 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    76%
    71%
    67%
    70%
    78%
    85%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Saturday (19 September 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    24
    26
    28
    30
    31
    32
    31
    30
    30
    26
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    83%
    78%
    73%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Sunday (20 September 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    3
    SW
    3
    SW
    3
    SSW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    18
    16
    16
    15
    13
    16
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    20
    17
    14
    11
    10
    12
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    74%
    69%
    63%
    60%
    58%
    58%
    61%
    62%
    62%
    68%
    72%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Monday (21 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SW
    5
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    13
    17
    18
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    88%
    81%
    77%
    81%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Tuesday (22 September 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Mist Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SW
    4
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    13
    17
    17
    16
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    93%
    88%
    79%
    75%
    77%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -

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    Headline:

    Rain arriving this evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud thickens and lowers from the west with outbreaks of rain following, locally heavy through the early hours before clearing most places by dawn. Turning breezy and remaining mild. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Thursday:

    Early rain clears to the east to leave another day of sunny spells and scattered, locally heavy and blustery, showers. Breezy for all. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Further wet weather arriving by the afternoon on Friday. Patchy rain on Saturday, then drier on Sunday with sunny spells but blustery westerly winds.

    Updated:

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