Weather Manchester turns wet on Saturday as heavy rain moves north westerly across Greater Manchester from around 4pm. Large parts of the region are set for showers through the afternoon, with some areas facing 4-8mm of rainfall per hour.
The Met Office forecasts highs of around 15C on Saturday evening, with showers expected to begin clearing in the late evening. Sunday brings easing showers and 14C highs, before temperatures fall below the season average from Monday to Wednesday.
Saturday, May 9
A huge band of rainfall is expected to cross the region on Saturday, May 9, and the heaviest showers are due to arrive from around 4pm. Rain is expected to persist across much of the afternoon, so the driest window is earlier in the day.
For readers in Greater Manchester, the most useful planning point is the timing: the afternoon turns wetter first, then the later evening improves. That leaves Saturday morning and early afternoon as the main period before the heavier rain moves in.
Greater Manchester afternoon showers
Some parts of Greater Manchester could see between 4-8mm of rainfall per hour. The Met Office said heavy showers were also forecast across the country on Saturday, particularly across Wales and the midlands, but the clearest local impact is the prolonged rain over Greater Manchester through much of the afternoon.
The weather is coming after unsettled conditions were forecast for the previous weekend and the bank holiday. For anyone with outdoor plans, the key shift is not just the rain itself but how long it is set to sit over the region before easing.
Met Office Sunday outlook
Sunday is forecast to be less wet, with showers easing across large parts of the country, including Greater Manchester, and temperatures reaching 14C. From Monday to Wednesday, the Met Office said showers, sunny spells and breezy conditions will continue, with temperatures below the season average and showers turning heavy on Wednesday.
That gives Greater Manchester a short break after Saturday’s rain, but not a full return to settled weather. People planning travel, events or outdoor work will need to work around the late-afternoon change on Saturday first, then the cooler stretch that follows into midweek.
