Little change - here's your Oldham weather forecast ahead of the bank holiday
Date published: 24 August 2023
It was a cloudy outlook looking from Oldham Edge this lunchtime (Thursday)
Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis wishes he was the bearer of good news this week, with a late summery burst of warmth and sunshine, but unfortunately he's not.
The difference this week between the north west of England and the south east of England was again plain to see.
Temperatures into the mid-20s down there, and although we did see temperatures into the early-20s we continued to see rainfall.
Here's your in-depth forecast:
Today (Thursday): Low pressure to the north of the UK.
Overall it will be cooler with sunny spells and a few showers once a band of cloud and some rain moves south-east.
A little breezy.
That said, it will still be pleasant in any sunshine later.
Max 18°C Min 11°C.
Friday: Sunny spells and showers.
A breeze, notably from the north-west or north introducing fresher air.
Temperatures not much different, but dew point values will drop making it feel cooler at night.
Max 17°C Min 8°C.
Weekend: Plenty of brightness, but showers still present.
Saturday: The low pressure will drift away to the east, ever so slowly, and with high pressure to the west this will kill off some of the showers, especially later, but they will still be around with the odd heavy one.
Sunny spells in between.
Max 17°C Min 9°C.
Sunday: More in the way of cloud with a few showers.
Temperatures down a little.
Max 16°C Min 10°C.
Bank holiday Monday: A dry morning and hopefully we hold onto this into the early-afternoon before cloud thickens and light rain/drizzle arrives on a milder airflow.
Max 17°C Min 11°C.
Outlook: Little change.
No late summer heat, mostly cloudy with showers.
Next weekend could see more in the way of sunshine with a brief area/ridge of high pressure, but don’t hold your breath.
Indian Summer anyone?
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