Sudden (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Fine and dry with warm bright spells.

Today:

A chilly start with any early mist and fog clearing during the morning. A bright day then unfolding, with a mixture of hazy sunshine and sunny spells. Feeling pleasantly warm in the spring sunshine with light winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining fine and dry this evening but higher cloud building from the north overnight. Turning chilly with some mist and fog patches developing by the morning. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Sunday:

Early mist and fog lifting to give a few early bright spells. However, cloud increasing, with patchy outbreaks of rain sinking southwards during the day. Feeling cooler than of late. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mostly fine on Monday, though outbreaks of rain and strong winds arriving later and through Tuesday. Cooler by Wednesday with a mix of sunshine and blustery heavy showers.

Changeable conditions for many parts of the UK at the start of this period, as areas of low pressure and their associated frontal zones run close to or over the UK. These are likely to be most active in the north and somewhat weaker further south, closer to a ridge of high pressure extending towards the UK from the west. There is also potential for a cooler period early in this period, with some snow possible in parts of the north. Into April, high pressure may become rather more dominant once again with plenty of dry weather, but with some overnight fog and frost.

Blocked or slowly evolving weather patterns are favoured through the early part of April. High pressure is the preferred flavour of this block; this probably centred to the west or north of the UK. This means plenty of dry weather, possibly with some pleasantly warm days, but an ongoing chance of overnight fog and frost. Some rain is still possible at times as weak frontal systems cross the UK. Moving further into April, there is an increasing chance that high pressure will become less dominant and thus a greater chance of more places seeing some rain and possible stronger winds from time to time. Overall, temperatures panning out somewhere near to average.