Salford (Greater Manchester) weather

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Changeable today and over the weekend with sunshine and showers.

Today:

A mixed day of weather with cloudy skies alternating with periods of warm sunshine. Showers are possible and these may be heavy with a low risk of thunder but they will generally move through quickly. Blustery winds at times. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Further scattered heavy showers this evening, although some places may remain dry. More frequent showers or longer spells of rain later in the night, heavy in places. A cooler night. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Saturday:

Another showery day with perhaps more general rain in southern areas during the morning. The risk of heavy and thundery downpours by the afternoon. Feeling warm in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunny spells and scattered showers on Sunday and Monday, these locally heavy, but some places staying dry. Tuesday mainly dry for all. Feeling warm in the sunshine with winds easing.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 14 Jun 2024

It is most probable that initially fine conditions will prevail for most, with more changeable conditions with cloud and some rain being confined to the far north and northwest, temperatures will likely be close to or slightly above average. Although even during this time, a few daytime showers could pop up in places. However, there is a slight chance of an alternative scenario that initially an area of cloud could edge northwestwards from Europe and bring a few days of thundery rain and fairly hot / humid conditions to the southeast. Into the last week of June, warmer than average conditions are more likely than cooler than average. Rainfall looks quite variable with an increased chance of drier conditions, at least in the south.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 14 Jun 2024

There is little sign for any one type of weather pattern to dominate during this period. As such, typical conditions for the UK are most probable with a mixture of weather types. All areas can expected to see some spells of drier, sunnier weather, but there will also be showers or longer spells of rain at times. Currently the only signals, weak as they are, hint that rain and showers will tend to be more biased towards the north and west, with any more prolonged drier interludes favouring the south. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above climatological average.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 13 Jun 2024