Grey and dry today, then light rain this evening
It will be a cloudy and chilly day across North West England, with just a few brief breaks to brighter skies. Low cloud and hill fog are likely to linger over the Cumbrian fells and the Pennines. It will stay dry throughout the daytime.
Light rain is expected to reach Greater Manchester and east Cheshire around the early evening. It will then spread across Lancashire, Merseyside and south Cumbria through the evening and into the night, and may become persistent in places. The rain should ease in the south after midnight but linger towards Morecambe Bay and the Cumbrian coast.
Highs will be 10C to 12C in the lowlands and 6C to 9C on the hills, with lows tonight of 5C to 7C. Winds will be light, mostly from the east. Gusts will reach 8 to 15 mph in most places, and around 20 to 25 mph on the North Pennine slopes and off the west Cumbrian coast. Winds will become almost calm in the south this evening.
