Becoming windy with a brief return to rain looking likely

Finally, we’ve had a break from the relentless rain and unsettled conditions.

This week we’ve seen some pleasant sunshine as we entered the season, meteorological-speaking, of Spring.

It’s felt quite warm in the sunshine and sheltered from the breeze and even lawns are being cut.

But, although we’ve still had a few frosts, the main plus has been drier days.

But, as Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis asks, will this theme continue as low pressure threatens from our south?

Here's Jon's latest in-depth forecast for Oldham:

Today (Thursday): More cloud is expected compared to recent days and also the wind is likely to increase as the day wears on to become particularly gusty.

Some bright spells around but a bit more of a disturbance in the atmosphere is likely to mean we see a few showers cropping up late-afternoon.

Feeling cool in the wind. 

Max 10°C Min 4°C.

Friday: Overcast to start then some sunny spells breaking out here and there.

Notably windy with a gusty easterly, to 35mph at times.

Feeling chilly in exposure to the wind. A dry day is expected and no frost overnight as cloud rolls in from the south-south-east. 

Max 9°C Min 4°C.

Weekend: Cloudier. Risk of rain returning.

Saturday: A mostly cloudy and windy day with the cloud thick enough at times for some patchy rain or drizzle.

Hopefully a bit drier later in the day. 

Max 10°C Min 6°C.

Sunday: Cloudy with some rain or drizzle around in the morning which should ease away into the afternoon.

Brightness looks limited.

Again, windy taking the edge off the temperature. 

Max 9°C Min 5°C.

Outlook: Western parts of the UK will become more unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain.

These weather-fronts will try their best to move into the region but a battle could be on, as high pressure to the east/north-east holds firm.

If this high holds out then we might not see much in the way of a lot of rain next week as the GIF below shows.

Fingers crossed for another low rainfall total week.

Temperatures around average though and no frosts expected.

Any winter-like weather looks like it’s done with {famous last words}.

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

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