Bolton (Greater Manchester) weather

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    8 day forecast for Bolton

    Today (25 April 2025)
    Time
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    12
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    15
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    71%
    65%
    58%
    55%
    53%
    51%
    50%
    50%
    52%
    53%
    56%
    59%
    63%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    5
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    13
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    10
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    8
    8
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Sunday (27 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    SSE
    3
    S
    6
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    8
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    16
    21
    22
    21
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    95%
    92%
    72%
    59%
    57%
    64%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    3
    SSE
    2
    ESE
    2
    S
    4
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    7
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    4
    11
    15
    17
    15
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    94%
    91%
    72%
    47%
    41%
    45%
    63%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Tuesday (29 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    11°
    16°
    20°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    3
    SSE
    6
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    12
    17
    18
    17
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    74%
    72%
    53%
    41%
    40%
    43%
    57%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wednesday (30 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    14°
    18°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    SE
    4
    E
    4
    SE
    7
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    8
    14
    16
    16
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    69%
    69%
    58%
    43%
    41%
    43%
    57%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Thursday (1 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    22°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    SE
    7
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    SE
    10
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    8
    16
    18
    18
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    70%
    70%
    61%
    46%
    42%
    45%
    58%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Friday (2 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    8
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    10
    15
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    72%
    72%
    63%
    50%
    45%
    49%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1

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    Headline:

    Dry this evening with sunny spells on Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A fine evening with some late sunshine, then remaining dry overnight with lengthy clear periods. Some cloud developing in Pennine regions and turning locally misty elsewhere. Chilly, but staying mostly frost-free. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Bright with sunny spells through the morning, though turning a little cloudier during the afternoon. Southeasterly winds increasing a little over the hills and on exposed coasts. Feeling pleasant. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Occasional light rain at first on Saturday, but slowly brightening up. Rain is possible on Sunday but may only affect Cumbria. Otherwise fine with some sunshine and becoming warmer.

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