July weather continues on a low-par theme for Oldhamers

June could well be our summer!

That's the feeling of Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis as July continues to be below-par.

Let’s not complain too much, though, as our summer is normally a week in May followed by another in September.

June was decent, but when will any of that summery weather return?

Looking on the horizon, there’s no sign of it and we could be waiting a while.

Jon can’t see anything happening in July now, so August awaits.

Here's your forecast for today and the rest of the weekend:

Today (Thursday): Bright spells, but again there will be some scattered showers which should become confined to the south later in the day. 

Max 18°C Min 13°C.

Friday: Take advantage of the dry morning which will dawn bright then cloud increases.

Weather going downhill after lunch with rain arriving and becoming persistent and perhaps with a rumble of thunder thrown in.

Winds picking up, especially into the evening and overnight.

Quite a humid night. 

Max 16°C Min 13°C.

Weekend: Low pressure in control bringing plenty of showers.

Saturday: Blustery with frequent hefty showers, risk of hail and thunder.

Some brighter periods in between. 

Max 17°C Min 12°C.

Sunday: Rinse and repeat and with more of a westerly we could see some showers merging at times.

Windy and disappointingly cool. 

Max 16°C Min 11°C.

Outlook: Look away now. Little change.

Some drier and brighter interludes but generally the Jet Stream will bring spells of rain or showers and temperatures below average and struggling to get to 20°C.

No sign of June’s glorious weather returning.

What a poor month July has been.

Follow @ChadWeather on Twitter for the latest forecasts and warnings.

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