Warm and sunny for all.

Today:

It will be a pleasant and dry day for all of us. Early wispy cloud breaking to allow increasingly lengthy periods of warm sunshine with temperatures rising well above the late-April norm. Light winds. Maximum Temperature 26C.

Tonight:

Late evening sunshine, then remaining dry overnight with largely clear skies. Small chance of isolated mist patches developing around dawn. Mild for most, though locally cooler in rural areas. Minimum Temperature 10C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Feeling fresher from Friday as temperatures gradually drop, returning to the seasonal average over the weekend. Mostly dry during this period with sunny spells and variable cloud. Turning breezier.

UK Outlook for Sunday 4 May 2025 to Tuesday 13 May 2025:

Mainly dry with spells of sunshine across the UK at the start of this period. A few showers are likely in places, mainly along coasts in the north and east, with a very small chance of some heavy showers in the far south early on Sunday. Into the following week, little change with a large amount of dry weather and sunny spells. Some showers or longer spells of rain may develop at times and if they do they are most likely to affect the north of the UK with little rainfall further south. Winds will mostly be light, but could become stronger at times in the far north. Temperatures will generally be near normal or slightly above.

Sunrise and Sunset times for Manchester:

Sunrise: 05:35 Sunset: 20:38