Met Office latest weather for Greater Manchester this week as temperatures plummet

The Met Office has said Greater Manchester can expect some chilly temperatures and sunny spells for the rest of this week.

The weather agency predicted a dry night on Wednesday with temperatures dropping to 0°C under clear skies into the early hours of Thursday morning. The forecast for Thursday morning is frosty with some mist clearing up as the days goes on.

The Met Office says Thursday will be breezier into the afternoon but with plenty of sunshine - although remaining chilly, with maximum temperatures of 6 °C.

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The outlook for Friday to Sunday is some more sunny spells - remaining breezy but getting milder on Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures around 10°C. Showers are forecast for Sunday too.

Elsewhere in the UK, the Met Office warned that half a month’s worth of rain could hit parts of southern England in a matter of hours on Wednesday as Storm Conall swept in. Up to 50mm could fall across the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, according to a yellow rain warning issued by the Met Office.

Trains were cancelled in parts of southern England after heavy rainfall flooded railway lines during the storm. On Wednesday, no trains were running between Tonbridge and Redhill, Ascot and Aldershot, and Ryde Esplanade and Ryde St Johns Road on the Isle of Wight, with National Rail also warning of disruption to services in parts of Wales and London.

Around 15-20mm of rain was widely expected in the warning areas, which also cover London and the South West, while some places were expected to get up to 30-40mm. It comes just days after Storm Bert left hundreds of homes flooded, turned roads into rivers and saw winds of more than 80mph.

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