A wet Thursday and a brief burst of heat next week, but no heatwave

July’s weather stats are in.

Like June, it was drier-than-average, with only 66% of the average monthly rainfall falling, according to Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis.

Here's Jon's latest in-depth forecast:

Today (Thursday): We have a small feature moving in from the south west.

This is going to bring a wet day with pulses of rain turning showery later.

Breezy with temperatures around average but it will feel muggy and with low-cloud on the hills. 

Max 20°C Min 13°C.

Friday: Yesterday’s weather system will move out of the way and a cold-front will introduce fresher air from the west and it will be a day of bright spells and showers.

The showers should be well-scattered though and we will get some decent sunny spells in between.

The only downside will be, it will be gusty with 35mph winds. 

Max 20°C Min 12°C.

Weekend: Sizzling Sunday.

Saturday: Not a bad day with sunny spells and the chance of a shower later as cloud bubbles up.

Breezy. Pleasantly warm. 

Max 22°C Min 13°C.

Sunday: A plume of hot air will move up from the south.

That said, the first half of the day is expected to see a lot of cloud with very warm-to-hot temperatures developing into the afternoon as cloud breaks and sunny spells arrive.

Muggy especially later and overnight. 

Max 25-27°C Min 16°C.

Outlook: The heat will ease away during Monday, but how quickly this happens is still not certain.

Could be another hot day with some pleasant sunny spells, or temperatures could be around normal, with a risk of thunderstorms later.

The rest of the week looks a bit unsettled with showers and bright spells as well as becoming breezy and temperatures around or just below normal.

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

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