Westhoughton (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Turning increasingly warm over the next few days.

Today:

Cloudy at first this morning with a few spots of drizzle. However, cloud will gradually lift and break to give some good sunny spells through the day. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Staying dry tonight with clear spells. A warm night in the south of the region, but cooler in the north as temperatures dip into single figures. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Sunday:

A largely dry and bright day with plenty of sunny spells. A small chance of a few light showers later in the afternoon. Feeling hot and increasingly humid. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Increasingly hot and humid through the start of next week with plenty of strong sunshine. Mostly dry and just a small chance of a few showers.

High pressure is expected to be dominant at the start of the period, which will bring predominantly fine and dry conditions with temperatures well above normal, albeit with a small risk of a few showers or thunderstorms at times. Into the the last weekend of June, an area of low pressure may track to the west of the UK, which brings the potential for notably hot conditions to build from the south again, alongside a risk of thundery outbreaks. By early July it remains finely balanced as to whether low pressure, and more changeable conditions, are allowed to take over, or whether the more settled conditions hold sway.

High pressure patterns are slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during this period, meaning settled and drier than average conditions are most probable. However, there is still a chance of some changeable, more unsettled conditions could develop at times, and a risk of some heavy and thundery showers. Temperatures are likely to be above normal, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing.