Alder Forest (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Cold and bright on Saturday, then unsettled on Sunday.

Today:

A frosty start for many, but long sunny intervals are expected through the day. Cloudier for Cumbria with isolated showers amongst bright spells in the morning. Increasingly strong winds, especially over northern hills and near the west coast. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Clear intervals this evening, though cloud thickening overnight. Patchy rain arriving in the west by the morning. Strong winds easing. Though milder than Friday night, a patchy frost still likely. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Sunday:

Early bright spells, otherwise cloudy with rain and showers, becoming heavy and frequent at times. Lighter winds until the evening, when coastal gales are possible. Feeling cold and unpleasant. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Bright, but cold on Monday, with the odd wintry shower. Rain and possible hill snow arriving later and into Tuesday, before colder, sunnier weather returns for midweek.

A changeable and often rather unsettled period looks most likely. Further areas low pressure will move in from the Atlantic and whilst all parts are likely to see some rain at times, it is southern areas which may turn out to be wettest, relative to average conditions, through this period. Strong winds are also possible from time to time. Incursions of milder air are likely towards the south, but it could remain on the cold side overall further to the north, where there is potential for sharp overnight frosts where clear skies and light winds combine. By the latter part of this period, weather patterns in the vicinity of the UK may become rather more slowly evolving.

Low pressure is signalled become slow moving to the west then south of the UK, whilst pressure builds to the north of the country. Further rain is probable across southern and perhaps central areas, but below average precipitation could occur in parts of the north, especially the northwest. With a blocked weather pattern signalled to develop, this increases the chance of colder conditions overall, with associated winter hazards, e.g. snow and ice, occurring; this most likely further to the north.