It will be a wet start to the summer holidays, but by the end of the weekend conditions will start to brighten up.
Forecasters have said a band of rain will push through from the west of the UK tomorrow, arriving in Manchester by Thursday morning.
The wet spell is expected to arrive around 8am to 9am and will continue through most of the morning.
By the afternoon it will gradually start to clear and there could be some sunny spells in the early evening.
Overnight it will remain dry, but there will be more rain to come on Saturday meaning those heading to the Bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank will need to bring their raincoats.
The rain will be slow moving and there could be some heavy outbursts at times.
However, later on in the evening it will start to dry up, making way for some sunny spells.
Temperatures are expected to reach highs of around 21C to 22C.
The best of the sunshine is expected on Sunday, with temperatures climbing to around 24C.
There will be long sunny spells, with it remaining dry and bright, which will come as good news for those going to Bluedot festival at Jodrell Bank and celebrating the final day of Manchester International Festival in the city centre.
Forecasters have said the dry conditions are expected to continue on Monday.
It will be a cloudy start to the day, bit this will clear and it will feel rather humid with highs of around 26C.
Bonnie Diamond, meteorologist for the Met Office, said: "Tomorrow although it will be dry first thing we are expecting rain to push through from the west of the UK.
"We are expecting a wet day tomorrow. It will probably start raining around 8 to 9am in the morning. And the rain will be pretty heavy at first, while patchy during the afternoon and evening.
"Though it will be a wet morning it will clear through the afternoon and the evening with sunny spells developing in the afternoon.
"Temperatures 20C to 21C in the afternoon. It will be a largely dry night overnight on Friday.
"And then on Saturday it will be a case of some bright spells mixed with showers some can be potentially heavy.
"There will be some bright spells with a few showers, some can be heavy.
"They will ease Saturday afternoon to give a bright and dry Saturday evening.
"Temperatures on Saturday about 21C to 22C in the best of the sunshine."
She added: "On Sunday things are looking much more promising. Sunday will be the best day of the week, dry with plenty of sunshine.
"Temperatures 24C in the best of the sunshine.
"There is a chance of more cloud of Monday, especially in the morning. But the afternoon there will be plenty of sunshine, still on the warm side with temperatures about 26C."
Temperatures could then rise again on Tuesday, up 28C
