On the morning of the Manchester Marathon, the sun has made an unexpected appearance. As tens of thousands of runners are set to tackle the 26.2 mile route through the city today, the weather may be of concern after parts of Greater Manchester witnessed snow and -1C temperatures this week.
But participants and spectators will be pleased to known that there is only a small chance of rain today expected at around 12pm, with the rest of the day looking fairly dry. Temperatures across the day are set to be fairly cool reach a high of 9C.
Later this evening temperatures are likely to drop to 6C and we can expect a 'cloudy, wet and blustery night' in some parts of the region, but it is likely to stay frost-free.
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Across the region this week the Met Office predicts a rather dreary week. On Monday and Tuesday, cloudy, damp and windy weather will remain throughout much of the day, with a chance of heavy rain. Temperatures may be slightly higher than recent days with a high of 11C.
The weather will remain unsettled through to Thursday with sunshine and showers. On Wednesday we are likely to get a glimpse of sunshine with sunny intervals and temperatures expected to be around 10C, but rain is still expected.
Thursday and Friday look to be somewhat drier with cloudy skies throughout the day on Thursday with sunny intervals expected from late Friday morning.
To end the week and throughout the following weekend, it is likely to be cold in with wintry showers. There is also a risk of snow in some parts of the north with widespread frosts expected and icy patches likely.
