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Manchester experiences warm summers and cold winters. Typical summer temperatures average around 20°C (69°F) whilst winters lows can fall to 2°C (35°F). There is also regular, but light rainfall throughout the year, so it always pays to take plenty of layers as well as a brolley on a visit to the city.

Day

Weather (day) Temp (max day) Rain (mm) Wind (mph) Humidity Pressure Visibility
Tue
Occ Light Rain
Light drizzle
1
4
°C
1.1mm
6
nnw
88%
1,018mb
Poor
Wed
Sunny
Sunny skies
1
5
°C
0.2mm
13
wnw
62%
1,020mb
Good
Thu
Iso Rain Swrs Day
Light rain shower
9
°C
2.2mm
19
nw
60%
1,014mb
Good
Fri
Iso Rain Swrs Day
Light rain shower
1
2
°C
1mm
16
ne
77%
1,016mb
Good
Sat
Occ Light Rain
Patchy rain possible
1
5
°C
0.4mm
12
nw
60%
1,017mb
Moderate
Sun
Cloudy
Cloudy skies
1
6
°C
1.6mm
11
nnw
68%
1,009mb
Good
Mon
Iso Rain Swrs Day
Light rain shower
1
9
°C
2mm
6
ne
63%
1,013mb
Good
Tue
Sunny
Sunny skies
1
3
°C
4.5mm
17
wnw
60%
1,014mb
Good
Wed
Sunny
Sunny skies
1
9
°C
1.6mm
8
wnw
66%
1,024mb
Good
Thu
Occ Light Rain
Patchy rain possible
2
0
°C
1.6mm
4
nne
70%
1,023mb
Moderate

Night

Weather (night) Temp (min night) Rain (mm) Wind (mph) Humidity Pressure Visibility
Tue
Fog
Fog
6
°C
0.1mm
6
wnw
98%
1,020mb
Poor
Wed
Clear
Clear skies
3
°C
0.1mm
13
nw
85%
1,017mb
Good
Thu
Iso Rain Swrs Night
Patchy light drizzle
4
°C
1.6mm
12
wnw
88%
1,011mb
Moderate
Fri
Mist
Mist
1
°C
1.6mm
3
nne
96%
1,022mb
Poor
Sat
Cloudy
Cloudy skies
5
°C
1.6mm
6
nw
93%
1,013mb
Good
Sun
Occ Light Rain
Light drizzle
7
°C
1.6mm
7
ne
98%
1,010mb
Poor
Mon
Fog
Fog
5
°C
0.1mm
6
ne
98%
1,016mb
Poor
Tue
Sunny
Sunny skies
8
°C
0mm
11
nne
65%
1,015mb
Good
Wed
Occ Light Rain
Patchy light rain
9
°C
0mm
12
nne
83%
1,013mb
Moderate
Last updated at 08:05, Tuesday 21 May
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The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.
Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.
Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:
  • 0 to 30 is very low
  • 31 to 50 is low
  • 51 to 70 is moderate to low
  • 71 to 80 is moderate
  • 81 to 90 is moderate to high
  • 91 to 100 is high
Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)
Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:
  • Very poor - less than 1km
  • Poor - between 1km and 4km
  • Moderate - between 4km and 10km
  • Good - between 10km and 20km
  • Very good - between 20km and 40km
  • Excellent - more than 40km
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