Bolton (Greater Manchester) weather

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    6 day forecast for Bolton

    Tomorrow (30 August 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    60%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    14
    18
    19
    22
    24
    26
    29
    29
    30
    33
    35
    34
    32
    28
    26
    25
    24
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    P
    P
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    86%
    76%
    66%
    58%
    62%
    70%
    91%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Sunday (31 August 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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    50%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    15
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    S
    15
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    25
    33
    39
    41
    39
    33
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    71%
    56%
    49%
    59%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Monday (1 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    29
    27
    30
    33
    31
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    87%
    92%
    87%
    71%
    64%
    78%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Tuesday (2 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    5
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    15
    19
    23
    22
    16
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    94%
    93%
    85%
    75%
    74%
    81%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    15
    18
    21
    18
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    93%
    87%
    75%
    67%
    75%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    SW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    20
    20
    21
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    92%
    87%
    71%
    69%
    74%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -

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    North West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Settled tonight before becoming widely wet and windy on Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Further showers are expected through this evening, especially in the west, although clear spells will become more prolonged in the east overnight. Winds remaining light, with temperatures generally around average, though feeling cooler in rural spots. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Saturday:

    A few showers first thing but turning increasingly cloudy from the west. A band of rain will sweep eastwards through the afternoon, heavy at times, and accompanied by gusty winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Plenty of blustery, sometimes thundery showers on Sunday, though some brighter spells too. An unsettled start to autumn, with further scattered showers through Monday and Tuesday, though winds easing.

    Updated:

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