Failsworth (Greater Manchester) weather

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    7 day forecast for Failsworth

    Today (17 May 2026)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light shower night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
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    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    50%
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    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    18
    16
    13
    14
    14
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    75%
    67%
    63%
    57%
    56%
    47%
    43%
    42%
    46%
    50%
    53%
    62%
    68%
    73%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Monday (18 May 2026)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
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    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
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    40%
    40%
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    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    15
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    86%
    79%
    72%
    67%
    63%
    59%
    58%
    53%
    46%
    43%
    43%
    44%
    51%
    59%
    63%
    66%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
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    90%
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    50%
    40%
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    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
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    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    22
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    82%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wednesday (20 May 2026)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
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    20%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
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    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
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    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    27
    27
    28
    29
    30
    29
    29
    27
    26
    23
    21
    19
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    84%
    81%
    77%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    72%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Thursday (21 May 2026)
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
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    10%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
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    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    14
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    80%
    74%
    69%
    65%
    60%
    57%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    57%
    59%
    62%
    67%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Friday (22 May 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    23°
    24°
    23°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    8
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    17
    22
    23
    22
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    72%
    79%
    78%
    68%
    57%
    47%
    50%
    62%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Saturday (23 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    SSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    17
    21
    22
    22
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    82%
    81%
    69%
    55%
    48%
    53%
    65%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -

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    Headline:

    Staying changeable during the next few days.

    Today:

    A bright start but cloud will quickly bubble up allowing a few showers to develop by lunchtime. Showers then becoming increasingly frequent and heavier later in the day. Feeling a little less cool but temperatures still below average. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    A showery evening with some heavy and thundery showers possible. Showers continuing overnight although begin to ease a little towards dawn. Turning chilly in the countryside but mainly frost-free. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    A mix of sunny spells and some well scattered showers. Cloud building later with some wet and windy weather arriving during the evening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Rain clearing on Tuesday to a mix of sunshine and blustery showers. Further showers possible on Wednesday, then turning drier, brighter and warmer on Thursday.

    Updated:

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