Oldham set to slip into a more settled and warmer spell

Weather-wise, it’s safe to say that it’s drying up, and quickly.

May hasn’t been too bad so far and rainfall amounts are on 22.2mm (65% of the mid-month average) and with not much rain ahead, it’s going to be a dry month.

High pressure is set to mostly dominate our weather over the coming week, according to Oldham weather expert, Jon Baylis.

There will be a few weather-fronts moving south-east across the region, but they will weaken as they come through the high and most of the rain-bearing clouds will stay to the north-west of the UK.

This means we have a settled period of weather ahead and with the sun strong (UV 6) and very warm at this time of year; it’s going to make for some pleasant days indeed.

But, no sign of a heatwave, despite what some of the media suggest - not yet, anyway.

Today (Thursday): Sunny spells for the morning but generally it will tend to cloud over for the afternoon.

Most staying dry but the chance of a shower towards the Peak District. Max 16°C.

Friday: Cloudy with some patchy rain moving south-east for the morning.

Bright or sunny spells for the afternoon as the cold-front clears away with the odd shower. Max 16°C.

Weekend: Warmer with some decent sunny spells. High UV levels.

Saturday: Dry with sunny spells developing.

Some fair-weather cloud bubbling up during the day. Warmer. Max 19°C.

Sunday: Hopefully more in the way of sunshine albeit perhaps hazy at times.

Variable and light winds.

Feeling very warm in the sunshine. Max 20°C.

Outlook: Not much rain expected as high pressure stays close by.

So apart from the odd shower we can expect plenty of warm sunny spells and some cool nights.

Just the chance of it becoming even warmer towards next weekend.

Not heatwave material just yet but keep your eye on the tweets.

You can follow @ChadWeather on Twitter for the latest forecasts and warnings.

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