Met Office Forecast: Sunshine Set to Brighten Greater Manchester This Weekend

This weekend, Greater Manchester can expect dry weather and some sunshine after a week of unsettled conditions

Met Office Forecast: Sunshine Set to Brighten Greater Manchester This Weekend
Met Office Forecast: Sunshine Set to Brighten Greater Manchester This Weekend

Greater Manchester: After a wild start to the year, the weather has finally settled down. We kicked off 2025 with heavy rain and flooding, which was a bit of a nightmare.

Then, it got really cold with snow and ice causing all sorts of trouble. But now, things are looking up!

The Met Office says we can expect dry weather this weekend. Today, January 17, and the rest of the weekend should be pretty nice.

Sure, there will be some grey skies, but we’ll also see some sunshine, especially on Saturday afternoon and Sunday lunchtime. Temperatures will hit around 8°C today, but it’ll drop to about 1°C in Oldham.

Saturday will be a bit cooler, with highs between 4°C and 6°C, and some areas might even see lows of -1°C. Sunday looks pretty consistent too, with temps ranging from 2°C to 5°C throughout the day and night. Here’s a quick look at the weekend forecast for different areas in Greater Manchester.

Bolton

Friday – sunny intervals before an overcast evening, max 7°C, min 2°C

Saturday – starts overcast but sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 0°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 4°C, min 3°C

Bury

Friday – overcast, max 8°C, min 2°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 0°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 3°C

Manchester

Friday – cloudy with an overcast evening, max 8°C, min 3°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 6°C, min 1°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 3°C

Oldham

Friday – overcast, max 7°C, min 1°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 4°C, min -1°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 4°C, min 2°C

Rochdale

Friday – overcast, max 7°C, min 2°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min -1°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by lunchtime, max 4°C, min 2°C

Salford

Friday – sunny intervals before an overcast evening, max 8°C, min 3°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 1°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 4°C

Stockport

Friday – sunny intervals before an overcast evening, max 8°C, min 2°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 0°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 3°C

Tameside

Friday – sunny intervals before an overcast evening, max 8°C, min 2°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min -1°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 3°C

Trafford

Friday – sunny intervals before an overcast evening, max 8°C, min 3°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 6°C, min 1°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 3°C

Wigan

Friday – sunny intervals before an overcast evening, max 8°C, min 2°C

Saturday – overcast start with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 1°C

Sunday – overcast with sunny intervals by late morning, max 5°C, min 3°C

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