Stockport (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Sunniest in the north on Monday, staying cloudier further south.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy evening with perhaps some showery rain in places. More general rain is possible across Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester for a time overnight but probably staying much drier further north. Patchy frost developing where skies clear in Cumbria. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Monday:

Often cloudy in southern areas with early drizzle, then brighter at times during the afternoon. Dry and mainly sunny further north, with blue skies across Cumbria. Milder than on Sunday. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mainly dry but largely cloudy on Tuesday. An increasing chance of rain, heavy at times, on Wednesday. Sunny spells on Thursday with isolated showers. Turning much milder than of late.

The unsettled spell of weather, which is expected to develop during this coming week, will continue into next weekend and beyond. All regions are likely to have some rain at times, which could be heavy. However, most of the rain, showers and strong winds are likely to be in the northwest with southeastern areas more often dry and bright. Temperatures will be above average and probably feeling warm in the brighter spells in southern areas. Later in October, there is a chance of more settled conditions developing, particularly in southern and eastern areas but with temperatures falling closer to average and some overnight frost and fog. Given the time of year, fog could be slow to clear.

Potentially some wet and windy weather at first, especially in the northwest, but a trend towards more settled conditions is most favoured for late October as high pressure becomes increasingly dominant. This would bring the potential for frost and fog at night, and possibly large variations between daytime and overnight temperatures. Into early November, high pressure may become more centred to the northwest of the UK, resulting in a gradual trend towards more unsettled conditions, particularly across southern regions.