Greater Manchester weekend weather as glorious sunshine will come to a sudden end

It has been a scorching end to the working week in Greater Manchester with temperatures reaching a high of 28C today (Friday).

The sky-high temperatures are however set to drop this weekend with an abrupt end to the sun as cloud moves in overnight.

There will be a mix of cloud and some sunny spells this evening, before cloud continues to move in.

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You can read the full Greater Manchester weather forecast below.

Saturday will start off cloudier than today but it will be a mostly dry morning before turning unsettled later with a risk of heavy showery outbreaks, according to the Met Office.

Sunny intervals from 5am will be replaced by cloud at 8am with the day turning overcast from 11am. Temperatures will reach 18C by 9am and climb throughout the day, reaching a high of 21C by 3pm.

Light rain is predicted at 1pm with heavy rain forecast from 4pm to 7pm when it will become lighter. Light rain will then continue into the evening up until 11pm when temperatures will fall to 17C.

It will feel fresher and mostly dry on Sunday, according to the forecaster with sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

The day will start off with sunny intervals from 7am with temperatures of 14C climbing to a high of 18C by 4pm.

Cloud is forecast from 1pm with sunny intervals set to return by 4pm and continue into the evening.

Looking ahead to the next week, Monday will be breezy with outbreaks of rain. Sunny spells and the occasional shower are then possible on Tuesday, according to the Met Office.

The forecaster predicts that the changeable weather patterns similar to those that have dominated July so far, seem likely to continue for the rest of the