Bolton (Greater Manchester) weather

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.

Changeable and unsettled weather conditions are expected across the UK during this period with low pressure systems tending to dominate the overall pattern. This will mean showers or longer spells of rain will affect the much of the UK at times. Some heavy rain or showers are expected in places, most often in the west. Thunderstorms and hail are also possible, as are some spells of strong winds if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK. Some short-lived spells of drier and more settled weather are also possible at times, especially later in the period when they may last a little longer. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly below overall, but may rise above at times in any drier, sunnier spells.

Low pressure is likely to dominate much of this period, bringing changeable weather conditions with showers or some longer spells of rain. There will likely be some drier, more settled interludes, particularly at the start of the period. Temperatures are likely to be close to average, perhaps turning warmer than average later in the period.