Cricket fans heading to watch the India versus Pakistan world cup match are recommended to bring a waterproof jacket as it is going to rain.
The two countries face-off in Old Trafford could be marred by heavy rain and even thunder this Sunday.
Forecasters at the Met Office have said the recent damp weather is likely to continue into the weekend.
A cold weather front is moving into the region overnight, bring rain on Saturday morning.
The showers will be slow moving across Manchester, but it is not all doom as gloom as they are expected to clear by midday.
Bright spells and some periods of sunshine will develop after the rain has cleared.
However on Sunday the rain will make a return, unfortunately during the time the world cup match is due to take place.
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There is a risk of showers developing across the North West and there could even be a bit of thunder.
In between the rainfall there will be some bright spells developing.
The pattern of showers continues into Monday, with forecasters predicting there will be even more rain.
By Tuesday conditions will start to perk up and it is looking like we will be treated to a dry and bright day, but by Wednesday morning the rain will be back again.
Temperatures over the weekend are expected to reach highs of 16C to 17C, but it will feel chilly during the rainy periods.
Grahame Madge, spokesman at the Met Office, said: "A cold weather front is coming, bringing some rain on Saturday. It is going to be a slow moving front.
"It will make an incursion into the North West overnight tomorrow. It will deliver some rainfall and will be slow moving.
"It should start to clear by lunchtime tomorrow. It will be showery, but it will clear to create some bright spells.
"The rest of tomorrow will look quite bright, with the risk of some showers.
"On Sunday there is a risk of showers developing in the North West. These will be isolated.
"There will possibly be some thunder in the North West and elsewhere in the UK.
"Sunny spells and showers could develop, heavy in some places, with the risk of isolated thunder."
He added: "As we go into the rest of the week Monday there is also the risk of showers.
"Tuesday is the best day, it looks as thought it will be bright, dry and fine. Tuesday night into Wednesday development of more showers.
"There is still quite a lot of rain in the forecast but the conditions will be a lot better than we have experienced over the last seven days.
"Temperature-wise we are looking at tomorrow highs of mid to high teens, 16-17C possibly heavy.
"And then on Sunday we will be expecting mid to high teens, that remains for the next few days.
"On Sunday there is unfortunately rain and showers, some heavy and some thundery."
