Warm spell on the way - but will it be short-lived?
Date published: 22 April 2025
Here's Jon Baylis's latest in-depth weather forecast
We’ve had some welcome rain this week, 4.2mm on Easter Monday.
Typical that it rains on a Bank Holiday, but Easter Sunday was a cracker.
It wasn’t exactly cracking the flags, only 16°C, but plenty of sunshine was on offer and it felt warm.
It’s been a very dry 2025 and spring so far, reports Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis.
So far in 2025 we’ve had only 58% of the average rainfall and 44% of that rainfall falling on just four days.
Here's Jon's latest in-depth weather forecast for our area:
Today (Thursday): Not a bad day.
Bright or sunny spells and very pleasant in the sun.
Cloud will bubble up enough to produce a localised shower or two but most will stay dry.
With inland convection going on this means west will be best with more sunshine along the coast.
Cloud thickening overnight.
Max 17°C Min 7°C.
Friday: A bright start but clouding over from the west with some patchy rain arriving later in the day.
Cooler with a slight breeze picking up.
Max 15°C Min 8°C.
Weekend: Improving into Sunday.
Saturday: Cloudy with morning rain, albeit patchy and light.
Drier later with sunny spells.
Max 15°C Min 7°C.
Sunday: Sunny spells developing and temperatures responding nicely.
Feeling warmer but a stiff southwesterly wind at times.
Max 19°C Min 8°C.
Outlook: The first half of next week looks good.
Warm with sunny spells and the potential for some very warm temperatures - 21°C or more possible.
If the weather patterns go to the forecast we could see 23°C easily.
Dry throughout the week with sunny spells.
The warmth might just trigger some home-grown showers later in the week.
There is some uncertainty on how long the warmer-than-average spell lasts next week so look out for social media updates.
At this stage it looks like it will cool off/break from the Friday.
Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.
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