Alt (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Rain and hill snow with icy conditions in places.

This Evening and Tonight:

Staying damp this evening and overnight with further rain and drizzle and the odd spot of snow over higher ground. Icy stretches in some areas with poor visibility over hills. Feeling cold especially in the breeze. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Tuesday:

A showery start to the day, but turning drier and brighter by the afternoon. Staying mainly cloudy though with some sunny intervals developing. Winds easing, but still feeling quite cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Frost and patchy freezing fog clearing on Wednesday leaving some sunshine. Rain is likely by the afternoon, preceded by hill snow. Milder, wetter and much windier to end the week.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Mon 4 Dec 2023

This period is likely to often be unsettled with areas of low pressure tracking northeastwards close to or over the UK. This means bands of rain moving in from the west or southwest, interspersed with brighter showery conditions. As such, the wettest weather is likely to be across western high ground, though all parts could see some heavy rain at times. There is a greater than normal likelihood of periods of very windy weather too. A generally relatively mild period for the UK, with above average temperatures more likely than not, especially so in the south and west. However there does still remain the potential for short-lived colder interludes bringing the chance of overnight frost, these more likely to affect northern areas.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 4 Dec 2023

Conditions are most likely to be changeable through this period. Wetter and windier than average conditions are slightly more likely than normal, especially in the west and northwest. Temperatures are most likely to be near or above average overall, especially in the south and west. It is possible that there will be further colder interludes, but these likely to be short lived at first. Perhaps a greater chance of a longer cold spell later in the period.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 4 Dec 2023