Clifton (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Sunny spells by the afternoon. Patchy rain arriving overnight.

Today:

After a cloudy start with some icy stretches, it'll gradually turn brighter through the morning to leave plenty of sunny spells for the afternoon. Gusty winds, especially along the coast during the morning. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

A dry evening but cloud increasing with patchy light rain, sleet and hill snow arriving from the west overnight. Winds easing with a frost and some ice possible in places. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Thursday:

Cloudy on Thursday with initial patchy light rain and hill snow. Turning more unsettled in the south during the evening with a risk of heavy rain, snow and strong winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Rain and snow clearing eastwards then a largely dry end to Friday. Brighter and drier on Saturday with frost early and late. Further rain, snow and strong winds on Sunday.

A change in weather patterns is likely at the start of this period. Milder air is expected to start to arrive from the west during Sunday as a band of rain arrives. Depending on how quickly the band moves eastwards, this could lead to another spell of snow across northern and eastern areas. A change to milder, albeit unsettled conditions, is then most likely into the following week, probably persisting for the remainder of the period. All areas will see showers or longer spells of rain at times though still with some drier interludes. Potentially windy at times too. Whilst this transition is most likely occur, very cold is expected to remain close to the east of the UK with a small chance of it returning.

The outlook through the latter part of January and into the start of February is typically uncertain. A broadly southwesterly regime is marginally favoured bringing changeable conditions. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are likely. Some colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog are possible. As during mid-January, while milder conditions are marginally favoured, there remains a chance of further cold spells extending across the country.