Greater Manchester can expect a mostly dull and wet weekend ahead, with the chance of a bit of sunshine breaking through.
Some dry, sunny spells will emerge in today's (Friday 1 July) second half, but the morning and early afternoon will be dominated by a mix of light and heavy showers. The rain will start falling from 9am, quickly turning heavy an hour later.
The showers should pause at 11am but will soon return, staying heavy until gradually turning light and then clearing up for 4pm. Sunny intervals are forecast for the following two hours, as temperatures peak at a warm 18C.
The sky will remain cloudy but dry for a few more hours, until 10pm when a short, light shower is due. Yet more heavy rain is forecast, though, as the early hours of Saturday morning roll around.
Light showers will fall until just before lunchtime on Saturday, according to the Met Office, with the rain letting up for cloudy skies for a while. The last of the day's showers will fall from 4pm until 5pm as the temperature peaks at 18C.
The trend continues on Sunday, with light showers scattered throughout the day, letting up for some sunny intervals and even a spot of wall-to-wall sunshine in the late afternoon.
Despite the rain, the pollen count remains at high levels on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to continue treating hayfever symptoms if you suffer from them.
Hour-by-hour weather forecast for Friday 1 July:
8am: Cloudy, 13C
9am: Light rain, 14C
10am: Heavy rain, 14C
11am: Cloudy, 15C
12pm: Heavy shower, 16C
1pm: Heavy rain, 16C
2pm: Light rain, 16C
3pm: Light shower, 16C
4pm: Cloudy, 17C
5pm: Sunny intervals, 17C
6pm: Sunny intervals, 18C
7pm: Cloudy, 18C
8pm: Cloudy, 17C
9pm: Cloudy, Cloudy, 16C
10pm: Light rain, 15C
11pm: Overcast, 15C
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