Drier with warm sunshine to end Summer, but no heatwave

Summer is coming to a close and the “highlight” for Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis has been the lack of sunshine and hardly any prolonged very warm or hot spells!

It is also notable that after a very wet Spring, all three Summer months will have had below-average rainfall totals.

Jon mentioned last week that Summer would end well and that still looks the case.

Here's his latest in-depth forecast.

Today (Thursday): A fresher start to the day and it’s expected to be a day of sunshine and a few scattered showers.

A steady enough breeze from the west.

Not as humid or as warm as recent days. 

Max 18°C Min 8°C.

Friday: High pressure is now beginning to build so we can expect a dry day with bright or sunny spells and temperatures up a notch after a misty start.

Feeling pleasant in the sunshine. 

Max 21°C Min 9°C.

Weekend: Decent enough.

The sun is only as strong as mid-April now, so UV levels are only medium.

Saturday: Misty start but high pressure still in charge but drifting away into the North Sea slightly.

This means we’ll introduce a bit of a north-easterly breeze.

That said, it’ll still be another pleasant day, dry with plenty of sunny spells.

Feeling warm in the sunshine and warmer the further west you are, sheltered from the breeze. 

Max 21°C Min 10°C.

Sunday: Hello autumn.

Yes meteorologically-speaking, it’s arrived.

Early mist then more in the way of cloud possible on Sunday, but still a reasonable day, warm mostly light winds and sunny spells. 

Max 22°C Min 11°C.

Outlook: A weakening band of showery rain is likely on Monday, but the following few days do look reasonably settled with sunny spells and just the odd shower.

What happens towards the end of the week is uncertain, but it’s likely that low pressure returns from the west.

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

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