Doffcocker (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Cloudier with showery rain at times.

Today:

A bright start to Friday but turning cloudier into the afternoon with showery outbreaks of rain pushing northwards. Showers becoming heavy, possibly thundery by the evening. Feeling warm. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Tonight:

Showers clearing northwards this evening with cloud lingering over the hills overnight bringing some drizzle in places. Another mild night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Saturday:

A rather cloudy morning with drizzle over the hills, however the cloud will break allowing some sunnier intervals to develop. Rain arriving later in the evening, locally heavy at times. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Showers or longer spells of rain likely through Sunday and into Monday, possibly thundery. A few showers still possible Tuesday. Feeling cooler early next week.

A fairly quiet start to the period looks likely with many areas seeing a good deal of dry weather. That said we are unlikely to see a return of the completely dry and warm weather we have see in recent days, with clear or sunny periods and showers more likely. Toward the latter part of the period a trend toward more changeable weather is favoured although there should still be some drier intervals. Overall temperatures likely close to or a little below average at first, especially in the north, then returning close to average or rather warm later.

Low pressure systems are likely to dominate across the UK at the start of this period. This means showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, heavy in places. There will, however, be some dry and warm interludes, although temperatures are likely to be close to normal overall. Later in the month, more settled and drier conditions may begin to develop, with temperatures perhaps rising slightly above normal.