Manchester (Greater Manchester) weather

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Cloud breaking to leave plenty of warm sunny spells.

Today:

A rather cloudy start in places, but most of the cloud will lift and break to leave another fine and dry day with sunny spells. Feeling warm in the sunshine with generally light winds. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining dry this evening with clear skies. Turning cloudier in the east, with the clearest skies in the west allowing for some mist and fog patches to develop. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

Any low cloud, mist and fog patches will soon lift and clear to allow plenty of warm sunny spells to develop into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Low cloud through the mornings, clearing to sunny spells by the afternoon especially in the west. A chance of showers or outbreaks of rain at times, mainly in the south.

Showers or longer spells of rain, heavy and perhaps thundery, will affect parts of England and Wales at first, especially in the south and southwest but tending to ease away to the southeast early next week. Elsewhere, generally settled conditions prevailing, albeit with low cloud and drizzle along North Sea coasts in particular; away from here, most places will experience above average temperatures during this period. A short-lived quieter spell of weather is possible during the first part of next week, before a transition to a more unsettled, mobile westerly pattern is most likely by midweek and beyond, with spells of wind and rain in many areas, but perhaps interspersed with occasional drier and brighter interludes.

Typical autumn weather will probably affect the UK with a mix of weather types through the first half of October. Periods of unsettled conditions, with wind and rain at times, will likely be interspersed with shorter spells of calmer and drier weather. Overall, wetter than average conditions are expected during this period, especially in central and southern areas. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above average overall, although some cooler spells are possible at times.