Bolton (Greater Manchester) weather

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    7 day forecast for Bolton

    Today (11 September 2026)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    2
    W
    2
    SW
    1
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    14
    10
    8
    6
    8
    4
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    68%
    63%
    58%
    59%
    63%
    65%
    73%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Saturday (12 September 2026)
    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
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    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist Mist Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    30%
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    70%
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    90%
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    Temperature (°C)
    10°
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    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    2
    SW
    2
    SSW
    2
    SSW
    2
    S
    2
    S
    3
    S
    4
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    13
    18
    21
    22
    22
    19
    23
    27
    29
    29
    29
    27
    26
    24
    21
    21
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Sunday (13 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
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    15:00
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    18:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
    17°
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    20°
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    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    4
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    W
    3
    WNW
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    4
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    2
    WNW
    2
    WNW
    2
    W
    2
    SW
    2
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    92%
    87%
    83%
    77%
    73%
    69%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Monday (14 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Mist Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    Temperature (°C)
    16°
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    15°
    16°
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    15°
    15°
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    18°
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    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
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    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    2
    S
    2
    S
    2
    S
    2
    S
    2
    SSW
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    19
    19
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    85%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Tuesday (15 September 2026)
    Time
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    07:00
    08:00
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
    17°
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    14°
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    14°
    13°
    14°
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    16°
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    14°
    14°
    14°
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    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
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    13°
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    14°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    24
    26
    29
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    27
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    84%
    79%
    74%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wednesday (16 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    9
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    23
    26
    28
    26
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    83%
    87%
    86%
    79%
    75%
    78%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Thursday (17 September 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower night Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
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    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    9
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    28
    34
    34
    33
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    88%
    84%
    72%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -

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    Headline:

    Dry and bright Friday, wet and windy Saturday.

    Today:

    Isolated showers first thing on Friday morning, but these will soon fade as a ridge of high pressure builds in. This leaves brighter spells in the afternoon, especially in the west. Light winds and temperatures near average. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with clear spells initially. However, it will cloud over from the west after midnight, with outbreaks of rain arriving. Strengthening southwesterly winds, with risk of coastal gales by dawn. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Saturday:

    A cloudy and wet start Saturday morning with heavier bursts over the hills. Becoming drier and brighter into the afternoon as the rain clears slowly to the south. Remaining windy. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Dry with variable amounts of cloud around on Sunday before another area of rain arrives from the west for Monday. Turning rather showery on Tuesday, with a risk of thunder.

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