Worsley (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Cloudy for most with patchy drizzle in places.

Today:

A settled but rather cloudy day, with the best of any brightness limited to Lancashire and Cheshire. Mainly dry, however patchy light rain and drizzle is possible beneath the thickest cloud at times. Light winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining settled this evening, but still widely cloudy with hill fog spreading across the higher ground. Locally frosty in rural parts, particularly in the Pennines, with light winds for all. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Saturday:

Colder than recent days with rural frost slow to thaw through the morning. Then a mainly cloudy day with light rain and drizzle spreading in across the north. Light winds. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy with occasional spots of drizzle through Sunday afternoon becoming more frequent and widespread on Monday and Tuesday. Feeling chilly with overnight frosts possible.

The early part of next week will see fairly quiet, and for most, dry weather with variable amounts of cloud and often light winds. The greatest chance of any rain is likely to be in the far northwest of the UK, and possibly as well in the far south. There is a small chance rain could become more widespread, especially mid-week, and temperatures are expected to be around average. Later in the week, periods of much wetter and windier weather will most likely eventually become more prevalent, from northwest to southeast. Ahead of this a colder, more settled southeasterly wind may develop for a time. There is a small chance however, that alternatively winds could turn much more easterly, and colder, bring the risk of snow showers.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.