Alphin Pike (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Rain clearing to leave a drier afternoon. Staying very windy.

Today:

Cloudy with heavy showers clearing eastwards. Some sunny spells developing at times, especially into the afternoon though the odd showers still possible. Mild to start but turning cooler with very strong winds, particularly along the coast. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

A dry evening with a few clear spells at times but becoming cloudier overnight with blustery showers arriving from the northwest. Cooler with temperatures closer to average. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

A cooler start to Monday with a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers, these turning heavy at times. Remaining windy with temperatures returning closer to the seasonal average. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Sunshine and a few showers on Tuesday with much lighter winds. Possible rain in the south on Wednesday though drier further north and becoming more settled on Thursday.

Probably a quieter interlude to start this period for much of the UK as high pressure builds across the north with a return of night frosts. The high is likely to migrate eastwards during the second half of next week, potentially allowing some outbreaks of rain to move into some some western and northwestern areas along with some stronger winds, these probably edging into other parts of the UK by next weekend, although the east and southeast may hang on to drier conditions throughout. Into December, and while signals are mixed it looks most likely that high pressure may re-assert itself close to or over the UK, with temperatures generally near average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However as we move further into December there are signs that it will become less settled with west or northwesterly types preferred, These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.