Buckle up, Greater Manchester is set to be battered by winter winds in the coming week.
Forecasters expect winds to hit 51mph by lunchtime on Friday (February 18), with the preceding days just as blustery.
The Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning for wind on Wednesday and Thursday, covering the north of England and Scotland.
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Monday
If you’re heading out with someone special for Valentine’s Day, don’t expect your hair to stay in place for long.
Winds will pick up from noon to around 25mph, which will stay in place until well into the evening.
Rain is expected in the morning too, but the chance of a downpour diminishes as darkness descends.
Temperatures will hit 7℃, with lows of 3℃.
Tuesday
Those winds from Monday will still be around, and actually quicken up.
By 9am, winds are expected to hit 28mph, reaching 29mph by noon. However, they will die down by the evening, albeit to a hardly-calm 14mph.
Tuesday is going to be a bit warmer than Monday as well. Highs of 8℃, and lows of 5℃.
Wednesday
We might as well rename Wednesday to ‘winds-day’ this week.
Gusts will howl in at 48mph by the evening, having built up from the night before throughout the day.
Still, temperatures will be very mild for the time of year, at 13℃, but you’ll probably still be cold with a wind chill in play.
A yellow weather warning is in force on this day.
Thursday
Same again, sadly. 48mph winds at noon, and it’s going to be colder, at 8℃, but these gales will largely calm down again by the evening.
Lows of 4℃.
A yellow weather warning is in force on this day.
Friday
Anyone taking the day off and getting an early start to the weekend? Sorry, it’s going to be a rubbish day, the Met Office says.
A bit like the previous two days, winds will be at 51mph by lunchtime, and we’ve got a significantly higher chance of rain at 80 percent at 9am. This will go down as time passes, though.
Highs of 8℃ and lows of 2℃, as well. Probably a good day to stay cosy with a good book, or a copy of the Manchester Evening News.
All forecast data taken from the Met Office website on Sunday (February 13) lunchtime.
