Aspull (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Cold with plenty of sunshine this weekend, severe overnight frosts.

This Evening and Tonight:

Staying generally dry this evening and overnight with clear skies, though a few hail, sleet or snow showers are possible in Merseyside and Cheshire at times. Turning very cold with a widespread, and in places, severe frost developing. Icy patches. Minimum temperature -6 °C.

Saturday:

Plenty of crisp winter sunshine and staying generally dry apart from an isolated snow flurry across Merseyside. Feeling very cold, especially where exposed to the brisk north-westerly breeze. Frosty overnight. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Very similar on Sunday and Monday: cold but largely dry with sunny days and frosty nights, though isolated snow flurries are possible. Probably cloudier on Tuesday with rain or snow.

The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.

The outlook through the second half of January is very uncertain, with no strong indication for any particular weather pattern to dominate. As such, conditions are most likely to be changeable. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are possible at times, along with colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog. Snow and ice remain possible, especially in central and northern parts of the UK, but the chance of these is lower than earlier in the month.