Gigg (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with patchy rain and scattered showers through the weekend.

Today:

A rather cloudy day with patchy drizzle lingering in eastern parts through the morning. Drier and brighter in the west with warm sunny spells developing into the afternoon, however heavy showers sweeping westwards across Cheshire during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Drier this evening, with clear skies in the south at first. Cloud across the north soon spreading southwards, leaving an overcast but mild night. Rather breezy across the Pennines. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Saturday:

Another cloudy day with patchy drizzle in the east, and heavy showers, perhaps thundery, developing in the south. Breezier too, with the best of the sunshine on western coasts. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A mild but cloudy day on Sunday with the best of the sunshine along the westerns coast. Remaining cloudy through Monday and Tuesday, though turning cooler with light northerly winds.

The period is expected to begin on an unsettled note, with a spell of cloud, wind and rain sweeping across much of the UK. Rain is likely to be heavy in places, and there is a small chance that the winds could end up strong enough to cause some disruption. An exception to this may well be the far north of the UK, which could remain in a colder, more showery regime from earlier in the week. Winds are expected to turn towards the north following this, with the colder, showery type spreading countrywide, before easing through the weekend as a more settled spell develops. The following week is likely to stay fairly unsettled or at least changeable for all, with temperatures rising back to near average.

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.