Whitworth (Lancashire) weather

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Icy for some to start Friday.

Today:

Icy stretches possible to start in the south as wintry showers clear through first thing. Otherwise, a largely dry and sunny day, though breezy and feeling cold. An isolated wintry shower possible in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

The occasional wintry shower still possible in the south, but remaining mostly dry overnight with largely clear skies. A widespread, locally harsh, frost developing under the starry scenes. Minimum temperature -6 °C.

Saturday:

Plenty of sunshine throughout Saturday and staying dry. However, still feeling cold, particularly with the ongoing breeze. Frosty again overnight. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Very similar on Sunday and Monday: cold but largely dry with winter sunshine by day and frost by night. Perhaps cloudier on Tuesday with some rain and hill snow possible.

The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there still remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.

The outlook through January is very uncertain, with no strong indication for any particular weather pattern to dominate. As such, conditions are most likely to be changeable. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are possible at times, along with colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog. Snow and ice remain possible, especially in central and northern parts of the UK, but the chance of these is lower than earlier in the month.