Blackford Bridge (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Changeable this week. Turning drier through the weekend.

Today:

A grey start across the region with outbreaks of drizzle. A spells of heavy rain with blustery winds will move through in the afternoon, with brighter skies following and a few heavy showers. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Breezy tonight with clear spells and occasional showers moving through, which could be heavy at times. Staying mild with the brisk winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Thursday:

Sunny spells and scattered showers on Thursday. Turning increasingly cloudy through the afternoon. Feeling pleasant in any brighter spells. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A spell of rain will move through on Friday. Scattered showers on Saturday. Most likely turning dry, warm and sunny on Sunday.

A few showers around at the start of the period, mainly affecting the far northeast of the UK. For many though Sunday should be fine and dry with spells of warm sunshine. Into the following week fronts associated with another Atlantic low will try to push into the UK, but may struggle to make inroads against an area of high pressure to the northeast and are likely to be held at bay. So for much of next week plenty of dry weather with sunny spells. Some E coasts could be on the chilly side, but further west temperatures likely feeling quite warm. Toward next weekend and beyond likely turning more unsettled with a return of some rain or showers for many.

The dominant pattern during this period is most likely to be high pressure (or higher than average pressure) to the north and lower pressure to the south. This will probably lead to drier and more settled than normal weather in the north or northwest of the UK, with the south and southwest likely seeing a greater chance of some rain at times. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, perhaps becoming more widely warm at times.