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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:54; Sunset: 20:25. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: High.
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Saturday 24 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 05:51; Sunset: 20:27. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: High.
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Sunday 25 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 05:49; Sunset: 20:29. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Monday 26 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 05:47; Sunset: 20:31. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Tuesday 27 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:45; Sunset: 20:33. UV: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 28 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 05:43; Sunset: 20:34. UV: Moderate;
Six day forecast for Ashton-in-Makerfield
Today (23 April 2021)
| Time | Now | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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6°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSE
5
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ESE
4
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ESE
5
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SE
5
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ESE
5
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SE
5
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SE
5
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SE
5
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SE
5
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SE
6
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7
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SE
7
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SE
8
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SE
9
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SE
9
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SE
9
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SE
9
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SE
8
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SE
8
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SE
7
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SE
7
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ESE
7
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ESE
7
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7
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 69% | 62% | 56% | 56% | 60% | 65% | 69% | 67% | 64% | 57% | 49% | 43% | 38% | 31% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 32% | 36% | 44% | 49% | 53% | 58% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Saturday (24 April 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
10°
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9°
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7°
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7°
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12°
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15°
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16°
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14°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 7° | 5° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SE
6
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ESE
6
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ESE
6
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ESE
5
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ESE
8
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9
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10
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11
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11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 60% | 65% | 68% | 69% | 50% | 42% | 38% | 48% | 65% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Sunday (25 April 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
6°
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4°
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4°
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8°
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11°
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13°
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12°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 4° | 2° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
E
7
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5
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E
6
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9
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9
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ENE
9
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E
9
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ESE
6
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 87% | 84% | 62% | 51% | 45% | 48% | 66% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (26 April 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
5°
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3°
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3°
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8°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 1° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
ESE
4
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ESE
3
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ESE
3
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SW
4
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6
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NNW
8
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NW
7
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NW
6
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 87% | 86% | 64% | 56% | 55% | 61% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (27 April 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
8°
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7°
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7°
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9°
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11°
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11°
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9°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNW
7
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WNW
7
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N
7
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N
9
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N
10
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N
12
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NNW
11
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NNE
8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 89% | 87% | 72% | 56% | 55% | 60% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (28 April 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
5°
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5°
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5°
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8°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
N
6
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NNW
6
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NW
7
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NE
10
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NNE
9
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NNE
9
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NNE
9
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NNE
7
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 79% | 80% | 61% | 48% | 47% | 50% | 64% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for England.
North West England weather forecast
Headline:
Settled and warm throughout, but nights remaining cold.
This Evening and Tonight:
Staying fine into the evening, but soon turning chilly. After dark, conditions will remain settled throughout the night for all with clear skies and a further risk of frost. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Friday:
Another cold start, but soon turning warm and fine with plenty of sunshine. Remaining dry into the afternoon with high cloud moving in from the west, making the sunshine hazy. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Bright spells on Saturday. Cloudier on Sunday but remaining dry, and then a little rain on Monday. Feeling warm in the daytime with a continued risk of rural frosts overnight.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A settled regime will likely be in place across much of the country at first with high pressure likely to be centred to the west or northwest of the UK. However, there is the threat of some rain and a few showers in the north and east, as well as the chance of some rain moving up from the south and affecting southern parts of the country later. Throughout this period, there is also a continued threat of rural frost and patchy fog where winds fall light. Temperatures are quite uncertain depending on where the area of high pressure resides, particularly in the east where temperatures are likely to struggle above average. Warmer days are most likely to be further inland towards the south and west.
Updated:
Confidence is low for this period as is typical of spring. The UK will likely see spells of fine, dry weather at times with fair-weather cloud and plenty of sunny spells, as well as an increased likelihood of more unsettled periods when compared to April. All areas expected to see showers or longer spells of rain at times. Temperatures are likely to be close to the average for the time of year, with the possibility of some warmer spells.
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