The decent weather continues with a blip on Friday before colder weather returns

It’s been a dry and decent enough start to Spring/March and this weather is set to continue, bar Friday, with temperatures climbing briefly.

One caveat is it will be windy at times, reports Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis.

The tabloids have been churning out the snow/Beast from the East headlines again this week and it couldn’t be further from the truth.

No sign of significant cold but as we all know.

Wintry conditions can return easily in the month of March.

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

Today (Thursday): Becoming windy with pleasant sunny spells.

More in the way of cloud later in the day with some unstable air bringing the risk of showers, mostly into the evening.

Much milder and even feeling warm if you can find shelter.

Max 16°C Min 9°C.

Friday: A blip. Cloudy with some showery rain.

Not as windy and not as “warm”.

Max 13°C Min 8°C.

Weekend: Warm spells of brightness.

Saturday: Warmer again with sunny spells, the chance of a shower out west. Breezy.

Max 16°C Min 6°C.

Sunday: Not bad despite the wind.

Plenty of warmish sunny spells.

Turning colder overnight.

Max 15°C Min 5°C.

Outlook: Colder next week with brisk east or northeasterly winds.

Early risk of a few showers, otherwise mostly dry, with increasing sunny spells.

Cold overnight with some frost.

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

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