High Crompton (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry and turning increasingly warm this week.

Today:

After a chilly start, a fine day to come with lots of sunshine, though this may turn a little hazy later as some high cloud arrives from the west. Feeling pleasantly warm. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Turning cloudier later in the evening with a few spots of drizzle over the hills, though most places staying dry overnight. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

Early cloud gradually breaking to leave sunnier spells into the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine with light winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

High pressure dominating with plenty of strong sunshine by day and clear skies overnight. Becoming very warm through the period with some uncomfortable nights for sleeping.

Settled at first, with very warm or hot weather quite widely across the UK. There is a small chance of a few thunderstorms, but most areas will likely be dry. Early next week, a transition to less hot conditions is expected, but with uncertain timing. This could bring an increasing chance of some rain or showers, perhaps thundery, but there is scope for very warm or hot conditions to persist in more eastern and southern areas. Beyond midweek, a rather changeable pattern is anticipated with some rain or showers possible at times, which could be heavy and thundery, but interspersed with drier interludes. Whilst a downward trend in temperature is anticipated, it will still likely be warmer than average, especially in the south and east where hot spells remain possible.

A continuation of the broad themes from earlier in the month at first, with high pressure probably dominating the south and lower pressure more favoured to affect the north and northwest. Temperatures are likely to end up above average overall with a continued, and perhaps higher than normal, chance of occasional hot spells or heatwaves, especially further to the southeast. However, around the turn of the month, there is a signal for perhaps more widely unsettled weather to develop, though the details of this remain rather uncertain.