Sale (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Hazy sunshine with thunderstorms later. Very warm.

Today:

Very warm and humid with hazy sunny spells during the morning. Scattered showers, some thundery, breaking out, with localised torrential downpours and large hail later. Becoming very muggy. Light winds. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Tonight:

Heavy, thundery showers continuing into this evening before clearing northeastwards overnight. Remaining often cloudy with some drizzle over the hills. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Sunday:

Bright or sunny spells and a few showers on Sunday to start. Heavier, showery outbreaks of rain then sweeping through during later in the afternoon. Feeling fresher than of late. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

A mixture of sunshine and showers on Monday. Cloudier on Tuesday with patchy drizzle over the hills and occasional brighter breaks. Sunny spells and the odd shower on Wednesday.

Rather changeable conditions are anticipated through this period, as a series of Atlantic low pressure systems pass largely to the northwest of the UK. These will tend to bring some occasional rain or showers, most frequent in northwestern areas where it may also be rather breezy or windy at times. Whilst some rain or showers will be possible farther south and east, here longer drier spells are more likely, under the influence of higher pressure. There is also the chance of some occasional very warm weather, as south or southwesterly winds allow brief bursts of hotter air to encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived and perhaps also accompanied by a few thunderstorms at times.

Rather changeable conditions are anticipated through the first half of July, the wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.