Copley (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

A dry day with plenty of warm sunshine.

Today:

After a chilly start, widely clear skies will bring plenty of sunny spells through the day. Sunshine may turn hazy through the afternoon as cloud thickens from the west, but it will remain dry with light winds. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain become persistent overnight with some heavier spells at times. Mild, and widely cloudy with hill fog developing in places. Increasingly breezy, especially along the coast, by dawn. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Saturday:

Widely cloudy with persistent rain continuing to move east through the morning, with further heavy showers to follow. Rather breezy, particularly along the coast, and feeling humid. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Remaining unsettled with a mixture of sunshine and showers, these heavy and perhaps thundery at times. Breezy, especially along the coasts, and feeling cooler than recent days.

Changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Atlantic frontal systems are expected to spread in from the west at times bringing showers or longer periods of rain to many areas. Some heavy rain is possible and this could be thundery at times. Wettest conditions overall are likely to be in the west and northwest of the UK, with conditions comparatively drier in the sheltered east and southeast. Strong winds may also develop at times, particularly in the north and northwest. In between weather systems, some dry interludes are likely with periods of sunshine. Temperatures are expected to be slightly above average overall, but will be cooler in any prolonged periods of rainfall.

Changeable weather across the UK with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems moving in from the west interspersed with dry and sunny periods. Wetter conditions tending to be across the northwest of the UK, with the south and southeast likely to see more in the way of dry weather, Temperatures are most likely to be near normal or slightly above in the north and west, perhaps with some hot spells at times, especially across the south.