Improvements on the way, but low pressure and rain will be back next week

Rain is back with a vengeance.

After 20 dry days in-a-row, and by dry Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis means no measurable rainfall, the trend has broken and he has recorded rainfall on the last six out of seven days, with nearly an inch falling.

Now of course we all don’t want cloudy, miserable and wet weather, but we were in desperate need of rain.

Apart from January, this year every month has seen below-average rainfall and Jon has a feeling that September is going to make up for this and who knows, possibly a wet autumn will follow our dry spring and summer.

First off, we have a weather warning in place for Thursday, but after this the weather will improve as high pressure nudges in for a few days before rain returns next week.

Here are the details for the next four days:

Today (Thursday): It’ll be a dry start, but cloud will soon thicken as a small feature drifts up from the southwest.

This will be very lively and will introduce some rain at first and then some heavy slow-moving downpours and localised thunderstorms (especially to the southeast).

As always, the thunderstorms will be hit-and-miss for some but catch one and it will be heavy and there is a potential for some flash-flooding hence the warning in place. We look most at risk between 11am and 4pm.

Max 17°C Min 10°C.

Friday: A few showers around during the morning but as high pressure ridges in these should ease away and sunny spells will develop as well as it turning drier.

Max 19°C Min 11°C.

Saturday: It will be breezy but this will be from a warm direction so temperatures will be rising a couple of degrees.

Dry with sunny spells and just the outside chance of a rogue shower. Warm night.

Max 22°C Min 14°C Max Gusts 20mph.

Sunday: The weather will start to change once again.

So a cloudier day with a few bright spells and then showers developing into the afternoon.

Still breezy but unlikely to be as warm as Saturday.

Max 20°C Min 12°C Max Gusts 25mph.

Outlook: It will turn unsettled into next week and a little bit cooler with showers or longer spells of rain on most days.

Several low pressure systems will rule the roost.

Temperatures returning to the mid-teens and certainly no sign of a heatwave like you are seeing being reported from some media outlets.

Plenty of rain expected, especially in western parts.

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

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