Chapel Field (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Cold and cloudy with a few wintry flurries.

Today:

A rather chilly start with some frost in rural parts, then another widely cloudy day. A few outbreaks of light rain at times, falling as snow across the mountains, though some brighter breaks to the lee of high ground. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudy tonight with hill fog lingering across the mountains. Dry for most with only occasional spots of rain in places, but colder and more widely frosty than previous nights. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Thursday:

Cloudy and mostly dry, though a few wintry flurries are possible over the hills. Feeling cold, especially this evening with winds strengthening from the southeast, with a widespread overnight frost. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

High pressure continues to dominate bringing mostly dry but cloudy days. Further wintry showers at times, but brighter through the weekend. Feeling rather cold with some frosty nights to come.

South or southeasterly winds are likely at the start of this period, and will maintain below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions. There is a chance of even colder conditions developing temporarily, which would see more wintry showers, especially in northeastern areas. Meanwhile, frontal zones, bringing milder conditions and rain, will attempt to move in from the west or southwest. Early in this period these look likely to have limited influence over the UK (apart from the far SW which may already be milder by this point). If, or when, they push further northeastwards the chance of some snow increases. The transition between colder and milder conditions remains uncertain, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country.

There is still a very small risk of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and unsettled theme will probably have become established, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall, especially in the south and west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.