The Met Office says high pressure will keep it ‘largely dry and settled’
The Met Office weather map for Saturday afternoon
A dry and mild weekend is expected across Greater Manchester.
It has been a dry, if overcast, start to today (Saturday, October 11) with sunny spells now breaking out in large parts of the region.
Temperatures are likely to peak at 16C, which is above average for the time of year. There are also unseasonably light winds.
Forecasters expect it to stay much the same ntil early next week, with high pressure expected to keep things ‘largely dry and settled’.
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According to the Met Office, it will stay dry for the rest of the day and will likely be a clear evening. It might become chillier overnight with temperatures dropping to single figures, around 9C, overnight.
There could also be some mist and in foggy patches beginning to form in the early hours.
These could take some time to clear on Sunday morning (October 12), they say, but once they do it is likely to see an outbreak of intermittent sunny spells.
Temperatures could again reach 16C on Sunday, with forecasters saying the light winds will make it feel even warmer.
It should be a clear night, however it could well become overcast into Monday morning, the Met Office says.
More sunny spells are possible, with temperatures peaking at around 17C.
Its a similar picture on Tuesday, and most of the rest of the week, with overcast skies, possible sunny spells and temperatures ranging from the mid-to-low teens which is said to be ‘rather mild for the time of year.’