The Easter Bank Holiday weekend is off to a sunny start as temperatures are set to rise to 21C in Greater Manchester today. After a cloudy start to the day, the skies will brighten up by mid-morning, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.
In Manchester, temperatures are expected to peak at around 3pm and then continue to be warm into the evening. With a long weekend ahead of us, it's the perfect time to head into the great outdoors, get the family together for a BBQ or maybe even head to the beach.
On Good Friday (April 15), the UK experienced the hottest day of the year so far. The mercury hit 23.4C in St James’s Park in central London in the afternoon, the Met Office said, making it hotter than California.
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Many parts of the country will be seeing clear, sunny spells despite a cloudy start to the day on Saturday. Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said: “It will be a fairly cloudy start to the morning before developing into a rather fine and sunny day on the most part."
Looking forward to tomorrow, he said: “It will become gradually cooler going into Sunday, with showers in Scotland and Northern Ireland, while most other areas should remain pleasant.”
Saturday's hour-by-hour weather forecast for Manchester
8am: Cloudy 12C
9am: Cloudy 12C
10am: Sunny 14C
11am Sunny intervals 16C
12pm: Sunny 17C
1pm: Sunny intervals 19C
2pm: Sunny intervals 20C
3pm: Sunny intervals 21C
4pm: Sunny intervals 21C
5pm: Sunny intervals 21C
6pm: Cloudy 21C
7pm: Sunny intervals 20C
8pm: Cloudy 19C
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