The Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend is expected to get off to a sunny start in Greater Manchester. Highs of 19C are forecast for the region today although some areas could see rain later on.
According to the Met Office, Thursday will start dry and bright with plenty of sunshine. However, cloud will bubble up through the morning to give a scattering of showers by about midday.
Most places are expected to stay dry throughout the afternoon, though, with sunny spells. Forecasters say the weather will turn cloudier throughout Thursday evening with showers and longer spells of rain becoming more widespread from about 9pm.
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The drizzle could be heavy at times, and is expected to persist overnight. In Greater Manchester, temperatures will reach a low of 13C overnight.
By 8am on Friday, the worst of the rain is expected to have passed, although it will remain cloudy throughout the rest of the day. Sunny spells could develop later as temperatures are predicted to hit 17C between 3pm and 6pm.
Saturday could see plenty of sun as The Met Office predicts a 'fine and dry day'. Looking towards Sunday, clouds are expected to return with the possibility of rain from about 10am. The worst of the rain should have passed by late afternoon.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Rudman said: “Some may see an unsettled start to the long weekend, with showers for Northern Ireland, Wales and western England, however, it will be much more settled for many, with plenty of dry weather and good spells of sunshine. Temperatures could reach 26C in the south on Friday, although this will likely be the warmest day and later in the weekend the highest temperatures are likely to be in the northwest.
“A plume of warm air, currently across the continent, then pushes north over the UK through the weekend. However, there is uncertainty on how far north it will stretch with the latest outlook suggesting it will bring a spell of showers to southern areas from Saturday which could turn heavy and possibly thundery at times. Although there will also be some breaks in the cloud even here, and northern areas are most likely to stay fine and dry.
“Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England look like they’ll see the driest conditions from Saturday onwards most likely enjoying some prolonged periods of sunshine.”
Here are the hour by hour forecasts for all ten Greater Manchester boroughs across the whole weekend:
Bolton:
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bolton
9am - Sunny intervals 13C
10am - Sunny intervals 14C
11am -Sunny intervals 16C
12pm - Cloudy 16C
1pm - Cloudy 17C
2pm - Cloudy 17C
3pm - Cloudy 18C
4pm - Cloudy 18C
5pm - Cloudy 18C
6pm - Cloudy 18C
7pm - Cloudy 17C
8pm - Cloudy 17C
9pm - Light rain 15C
10pm - Cloudy 15C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bolton
6am - Light rain 12C
7am - Light rain 12C
8am - Light rain 12C
9am - Light rain 13C
10am - Cloudy 13C
11am - Cloudy 14C
12pm - Cloudy 15C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Overcast 16C
4pm - Overcast 16C
5pm - Cloudy 16C
6pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 16C
8pm - Sunny intervals 15C
9pm - Sunny 14C
10pm -Clear 13C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bolton
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Sunny intervals 13C
1pm - Sunny 16C
4pm - Sunny intervals 17C
7pm - Sunny intervals 16C
10pm - Partly cloudy 12C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bolton
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Cloudy 12C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
4pm - Cloudy 15C
7pm - Cloudy 14C
10pm - Cloudy 12C
Bury
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bury
9am - Sunny 11C
10am - Sunny intervals 14C
11am - Sunny intervals 15C
12pm - Sunny intervals 16C
1pm - Sunny intervals 17C
2pm - Sunny intervals 17C
3pm - Cloudy 18C
4pm - Light shower 18C
5pm - Cloudy 18C
6pm - Cloudy 18C
7pm - Cloudy 17C
8pm - Cloudy 17C
9pm - Light shower 16C
10pm - Light rain 15C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bury
6am - Heavy rain 12C
7am - Heavy rain 12C
8am - Light rain 12C
9am - Light rain 13C
10am - Cloudy 13C
11am - Cloudy 14C
12pm - Cloudy 14C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Cloudy 16C
4pm - Cloudy 16C
5pm - Cloudy 16C
6pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Sunny intervals 16C
8pm - Sunny intervals 15C
9pm - Sunny intervals 14C
10pm -Clear 13C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bury
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Sunny intervals 13C
1pm - Sunny 16C
4pm - Sunny intervals 17C
7pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm - Partly cloudy 12C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bury
7am - Light rain 10C
10am - Cloudy 12C
1pm - Light rain 14C
4pm - Cloudy 15C
7pm - Cloudy 14C
10pm - Overcast 13C
Manchester
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Manchester
9am - Sunny intervals 13C
10am - Sunny intervals 15C
11am - Cloudy 16C
12pm - Light shower 17C
1pm - Cloudy 17C
2pm - Cloudy 18C
3pm - Cloudy 19C
4pm - Cloudy 19C
5pm - Cloudy 19C
6pm - Cloudy 19C
7pm - Cloudy 19C
8pm - Light shower 18C
9pm - Light rain 17C
10pm - Light rain 16C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Manchester
6am - Heavy rain 13C
7am - Heavy rain 13C
8am - Light rain 13C
9am - Cloudy 13C
10am - Cloudy 14C
11am - Cloudy 14C
12pm - Cloudy 15C
1pm - Cloudy 16C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Overcast 17C
4pm - Overcast 17C
5pm - Overcast 17C
6pm - Cloudy 17C
7pm - Cloudy 16C
8pm - Cloudy 15C
9pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm - Partly cloudy 14C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Manchester
7am - Sunny intervals 11C
10am - Sunny 13C
1pm - Sunny intervals 17C
4pm - Sunny intervals 18C
7pm - Sunny intervals 16C
10pm - Partly cloudy 12C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Manchester
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Light rain 12C
1pm - Light rain 15C
4pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 15C
10pm - Overcast 13C
Oldham
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Oldham
9am - Sunny 11C
10am - Sunny intervals 13C
11am - Sunny intervals 14C
12pm - Cloudy 15C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Cloudy 16C
4pm - Cloudy 17C
5pm - Cloudy 17C
6pm - Cloudy 17C
7pm - Cloudy 17C
8pm - Cloudy 16C
9pm - Light ran 15C
10pm - Light shower 14C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Oldham
6am - Light rain 11C
7am - Light rain 11C
8am - Light rain 11C
9am - Cloudy 11C
10am - Cloudy 12C
11am - Cloudy 12C
12pm - Cloudy 13C
1pm - Cloudy 14C
2pm - Cloudy 14C
3pm - Cloudy 15C
4pm - Cloudy 15C
5pm - Cloudy 15C
6pm - Cloudy 15C
7pm - Cloudy 14C
8pm - Cloudy 13C
9pm - Sunny intervals 13C
10pm - Partly cloudy 12C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Oldham
7am - Cloudy 9C
10am - Cloudy 11C
1pm - Sunny 15C
4pm - Sunny intervals 15C
7pm - Sunny intervals 14C
10pm - Partly cloudy 10C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Oldham
7am - Light shower 9C
10am - Light shower 11C
1pm - Light rain 13C
4pm - Cloudy 14C
7pm - Cloudy 13C
10pm - Overcast 11C
Rochdale
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Rochdale
9am - Sunny 12C
10am - Sunny intervals 14C
11am - Sunny intervals 16C
12pm - Sunny intervals 16C
1pm - Overcast 17C
2pm - Cloudy 17C
3pm - Cloudy 18C
4pm - Cloudy 18C
5pm - Cloudy 18C
6pm - Cloudy 18C
7pm - Cloudy 18C
8pm - Cloudy 17C
9pm - Light shower 16C
10pm - Light shower 15C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Rochdale
6am - Heavy rain 12C
7am - Heavy rain 12C
8am - Light rain 12C
9am - Cloudy 12C
10am - Cloudy 13C
11am - Cloudy 13C
12pm - Cloudy 14C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
2pm - Cloudy 15C
3pm - Cloudy 16C
4pm - Cloudy 16C
5pm - Cloudy 16C
6pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 15C
8pm - Sunny intervals 14C
9pm - Sunny 14C
10pm - Partly cloudy 13C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Rochdale
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Sunny intervals 12C
1pm - Sunny 16C
4pm - Sunny intervals 17C
7pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm - Partly cloudy 11C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Rochdale
7am - Cloudy 9C
10am - Light rain 11C
1pm - Light rain 14C
4pm - Cloudy 15C
7pm - Cloudy 14C
10pm - Overcast 12C
Salford:
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Salford
9am - Sunny 12C
10am - Sunny intervals 14C
11am -Sunny intervals 16C
12pm - Cloudy 17C
1pm - Cloudy 17C
2pm - Cloudy 18C
3pm - Cloudy 18C
4pm - Cloudy 18C
5pm - Cloudy 19C
6pm - Cloudy 18C
7pm - Cloudy 18C
8pm - Light rain 17C
9pm - Light rain 16C
10pm - Cloudy 16C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Salford
6am - Light rain 12C
7am - Light rain 12C
8am - Light rain 13C
9am - Light rain 13C
10am - Cloudy 13C
11am - Cloudy 14C
12pm - Cloudy 15C
1pm - Cloudy 16C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Cloudy 17C
4pm - Cloudy 17C
5pm - Cloudy 17C
6pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 16C
8pm - Cloudy 15C
9pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm -Partly cloudy 14C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Salford
7am - Sunny intervals 11C
10am - Sunny 13C
1pm - Sunny 16C
4pm - Sunny intervals 18C
7pm - Sunny 16C
10pm - Partly cloudy 13C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Salford
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Light rain 12C
1pm - Light rain 15C
4pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 15C
10pm - Overcast 13C
Stockport
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Stockport
9am - Sunny 12C
10am - Sunny intervals 15C
11am - Cloudy 16C
12pm - Cloudy 16C
1pm - Cloudy 17C
2pm - Cloudy 17C
3pm - Sunny intervals 18C
4pm - Cloudy 18C
5pm - Cloudy 19C
6pm - Cloudy 18C
7pm - Cloudy 18C
8pm - Cloudy 17C
9pm - Light rain 17C
10pm - Cloudy 16C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Stockport
6am - Light rain 12C
7am - Light rain 12C
8am - Light rain 12C
9am - Cloudy 13C
10am - Cloudy 13C
11am - Cloudy 14C
12pm - Cloudy 15C
1pm - Cloudy 16C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Cloudy 16C
4pm - Cloudy 17C
5pm - Cloudy 16C
6pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 16C
8pm - Cloudy 15C
9pm - Sunny intervals 14C
10pm - Parrly cloudy 13C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Stockport
7am - Sunny intervals 10C
10am - Sunny intervals 13C
1pm - Sunny intervals 16C
4pm - Sunny intervals 17C
7pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm - Cloudy 12C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Stockport
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Light shower 12C
1pm - Light rain 14C
4pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 14C
10pm - Cloudy 12C
Tameside
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Tameside
9am - Sunny 12C
10am - Sunny 14C
11am - Cloudy 15C
12pm - Cloudy 16C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Sunny intervals 18C
4pm -Sunny intervals 18C
5pm - Cloudy 18C
6pm - Cloudy 17C
7pm - Cloudy 17C
8pm - Light rain 16C
9pm - Cloudy 15C
10pm - Light rain 15C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Tameside
6am - Heavy rain 12C
7am - Heavy rain 11C
8am - Heavy rain 11C
9am - Cloudy 12C
10am - Cloudy 12C
11am - Cloudy 13C
12pm - Cloudy 14C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
2pm - Cloudy 15C
3pm - Cloudy 16C
4pm - Sunny intervals 16C
5pm - Sunny intervals 16C
6pm - Sunny intervals 16C
7pm - Sunny intervals 15C
8pm - Sunny 14C
9pm - Sunny 13C
10pm - Clear 12C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Tameside
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Cloudy 12C
1pm - Sunny 15C
4pm - Sunny intervals 16C
7pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm - Partly cloudy 11C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Tameside
7am - Light shower 9C
10am - Light rain 11C
1pm - Light rain 14C
4pm - Cloudy 15C
7pm - Cloudy 14C
10pm - Overcast 12C
Trafford
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Trafford
10am - Sunny intervals 14C
11am - Cloudy 15C
12pm - Cloudy 16C
1pm - Cloudy 16C
2pm - Sunny intervals 17C
3pm - Cloudy 18C
4pm - Cloudy 18C
5pm - Cloudy 18C
6pm - Cloudy 18C
7pm - Light rain 17C
8pm - Light rain 17C
9pm - Cloudy 16C
10pm - Light rain 15C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Trafford
6am - Light rain 12C
7am - Light rain 12C
8am - Light rain 12C
9am - Cloudy 13C
10am - Cloudy 13C
11am - Cloudy 14C
12pm - Cloudy 15C
1pm - Cloudy 16C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Cloudy 17C
4pm - Cloudy 17C
5pm - Cloudy 17C
6pm - Cloudy 17C
7pm - Sunny intervals 16C
8pm - Sunny intervals 15C
9pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm - Parrly cloudy 13C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Trafford
7am - Sunny intervals 11C
10am - Sunny 13C
1pm - Sunny intervals 16C
4pm - Sunny intervals 18C
7pm - Sunny intervals 16C
10pm - Partly cloudy 12C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Trafford
7am - Light rain 10C
10am - Cloudy 12C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
4pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 15C
10pm - Cloudy 13C
Wigan:
Thursday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Wigan
9am - Sunny intervals 12C
10am - Sunny intervals 14C
11am - Cloudy 16C
12pm - Sunny intervals 17C
1pm - Cloudy 17C
2pm - Cloudy 18C
3pm - Light rain 18C
4pm - Light shower 19C
5pm - Cloudy 18C
6pm - Cloudy 18C
7pm - Cloudy 17C
8pm - Cloudy 17C
9pm - Light rain 16C
10pm - Cloudy 15C
Friday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Wigan
6am - Light rain 12C
7am - Light rain 12C
8am - Light rain 13C
9am - Light rain 13C
10am - Cloudy 14C
11am - Cloudy 14C
12pm - Cloudy 15C
1pm - Cloudy 16C
2pm - Cloudy 16C
3pm - Cloudy 17C
4pm - Cloudy 17C
5pm - Cloudy 17C
6pm - Cloudy 17C
7pm - Cloudy 16C
8pm - Cloudy 16C
9pm - Sunny intervals 15C
10pm -Clear 14C
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Wigan
7am - Sunny 11C
10am - Sunny 14C
1pm - Sunny 17C
4pm - Sunny intervals 18C
7pm - Sunny 16C
10pm - Partly cloudy 13C
Sunday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Wigan
7am - Cloudy 10C
10am - Cloudy 12C
1pm - Cloudy 15C
4pm - Cloudy 16C
7pm - Cloudy 15C
10pm - Cloudy 13C
