The end of the week will be wet and slightly cooler in Greater Manchester, just days after temperatures exceeded 40C for the first time in the UK. The Met Office registered a provisional reading of 40.3C at Coningsby in eastern England on Tuesday.
Greater Manchester hit highs of 37.2C while in Rostherne - between Knutsford and Altrincham - the mercury hit 37.7C. But today (Friday July 22) our region's temperatures will peak at a fresh 17C.
Heavy showers will dominate the first half of the day, with conditions becoming overcast this afternoon. The rain will continue intermittently throughout the late hours of Friday night.
The showers will have cleared by Saturday though, welcoming a dry start with some sunny intervals. The Met Office weather forecast says: "Thickening cloud then bringing an increasing risk of showers as we head through the afternoon. Turning breezy."
The maximum temperature will reach 20C while overnight temperatures will only drop to 18C. Sunday is set to be the warmest of the three days, with highs of 23C forecast.
But the weather will be unsettled, with 'a mixture of bright spells and blustery showers.' As a new week begins, the Met Office forecasts: 'showers on Monday, but turning drier on Tuesday with winds falling light' with temperatures 'a little above average.'
Hour-by-hour forecast for Friday July 22
8am: Light rain, 16C
9am: Light rain, 16C
10am: Light rain, 16C
11am: Heavy rain, 15C
12pm: Heavy rain, 16C
1pm: Heavy rain, 16C
2pm: Heavy rain, 16C
3pm: Overcast, 16C
4pm: Overcast, 17C
5pm: Overcast, 17C
6pm: Cloudy, 17C
7pm: Cloudy, 17C
8pm: Light shower, 17C
9pm: Light shower, 17C
10pm: Cloudy, 17C
11pm: Light shower, 17C
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