Little Hulton (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Rain and showers, heavy at times.

Today:

A cloudy day for most, with blustery showers, these turning heavy and more persistent at times with the odd rumble of thunder possible. A fresh southwesterly wind with coastal gales. Temperatures remaining above average for the time of year. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Rain moving southeast through the evening allowing for clearer spells and a chillier night to follow. As winds ease, mist and fog may develop into the early hours of Saturday. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Saturday:

A dry and fine day with plenty of sunshine around and a gentle westerly breeze. Feeling fresher compared to Friday yet around average for the time of year. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A rather cloudy outlook period with some patchy light rain and drizzle into Monday, this perhaps turning heavy and more persistent during Tuesday. Temperatures nearly or slightly above average.

A band of cloud and increasingly patchy rain will likely come south early in the period with a ridge of high pressure then bringing a spell of mostly dry and fresher conditions, some chilly nights possible. Broadly changeable weather patterns look to continue through to the middle of October with areas of low pressure most likely to pass to the northwest of the UK with higher pressure across the south. So further rain and strong winds at times, mainly focused across the northwest, while southern areas see more in the way of dry weather. Temperatures close to or rather above average on the whole, but still scope for some unseasonably warm weather across the south.

The second half of October will probably maintain a changeable pattern overall with showers or longer spells of rain often moving in from the Atlantic. This means the wettest and at times windiest weather is more likely in the west and northwest, and relatively drier conditions more likely towards the south and east. With a westerly type considered most likely, this would support temperatures remaining close to or a little above average overall. However, there is a chance that more slowly evolving weather patterns develop, which could either lead to longer drier spells more widely or rainfall accumulating in climatologically drier areas.