Gee Cross (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Blustery with rain at times today. Some brighter weather tomorrow.

Today:

Blustery with patchy light rain giving way to heavy and persistent rain for the afternoon. Windy in many coastal regions and over the hills with a chance of gales in exposed spots. Not as mild, but temperatures still above average. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Rain should become confined to southernmost areas during the evening and overnight, with drier, though still rather cloudy weather elsewhere. Winds becoming light. Cooler than last night, but frost free. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Friday:

Southern areas could see occasional outbreaks of rain on Friday. Further north it looks mostly dry, with brighter breaks. Very mild with light winds, though feeling cooler in any rain. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Overnight rain, perhaps with some hill snow, giving way to brighter skies on Saturday. Turning damp and windy on Sunday. Brighter, but still showery and breezy on Monday. Briefly cooler.

Much of this period looks like being largely dominated by high pressure, especially towards the south or southeast of the UK. This will mean many places seeing plenty of dry weather with variable cloud amounts and some sunshine, the best of this towards the south or southeast, but perhaps with some fog overnight. However, frontal systems are still likely to affect the north and west of the UK at times though, maybe also briefly affecting other parts, bringing some rain and strong winds, and perhaps a little snow to the high ground in the north. Temperatures will be near or above normal, although patchy overnight frost is still likely at times.

After a potentially mainly dry and settled start to this period, more particularly towards the south or southeast, changeable conditions look likely to resume by mid-March, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across all of the UK at times. These will bring spells of rain and perhaps strong winds, with the wettest conditions likely to be in the northwest, whilst the southeast will likely be driest. Some hill snow is possible in the north too. Some drier, clearer interludes are likely between frontal systems, but these are likely to be short-lived. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above normal overall.