Windy, wet at times and very mild

We are in for a spell of very windy weather.

Gales or even severe gales in exposed places are anticipated, according to Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis.

The low pressure to our northeast has been named Storm Pia by the Danish Met Institute.

It's expected to be a windy 48 hours.

Here's your latest forecast from Jon:

Today (Thursday): Storm Pia to our northeast and a large area of high pressure out in the Atlantic will mean a real squeeze in the isobars across the region.

Cloudy to start with some rain, then turning showery with some bright spells.

It will be very windy throughout especially to the east of the hills and also during the first half of the day, with a warning in place.

Widely 40-50mph and possibly 60-70mph on the eastern side of the Pennines. 

Max 10°C Min 7°C.

Friday: Rain to start which will hopefully ease away to the east into the afternoon.

Still very windy, with 40mph gusts and still mild for the time of year. 

Max 10°C Min 8°C.

Weekend: Mild, windy and some more rain to come.

Saturday: Generally cloudy and windy with patchy rain or drizzle, especially on western-facing hills. Very mild. 

Max 12°C Min 8°C.

Christmas Eve (Sunday): Cloudy with pulses of rain, some drier spells in between, brought in on a steady southwesterly breeze.

This airflow will bring some very mild temperatures once again. 

Max 13°C Min 8°C.

Christmas Day (Monday): A better day in prospect.

Earlier showers should ease away to a breezy day with some sunny spells.

It will be a little cooler but there is no chance of snow this year I'm afraid. 

Max 9°C Min 5°C.

Outlook: Remaining quite unsettled with bouts of rain or showers at times, coming in on the Jet Stream from the west.

Temperatures will remain around average or maybe just a little bit above for the time of year before turning a little bit cooler as we head towards the end of 2023.

No sign of any significant cold or snow.

Thanks as always, for stopping by to read my weekly blog. I hope you enjoyed it this year and find it useful.

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and I wish you all the best in 2024.

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

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