Despite a chilly start, Greater Manchester will be able to bask in the sunshine today with temperatures reaching 17C this afternoon.
Although conditions will turn cloudy come lunch time, it's set to remain warm and dry throughout the day. And the sunny weather will continue into tomorrow (Thursday April 21), which will see the clouds ease up, reaching 17C again.
According to the Met Office, elsewhere in the north west there could be the odd shower, most likely over the Lake District this afternoon. But otherwise it will stay dry with hazy sunshine through the day.
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It will turn chilly is some places tonight, with a touch of frost in some cold rural spots. Conditions will remain dry with partly cloudy skies and light winds. In Greater Manchester, temperatures will drop to lows of 7C in the small hours of tomorrow morning.
There will be another cold start on Thursday, but its forecast to be another warm day with plenty of sunny spells and minimal clouds. Easterly winds will strengthen in some areas, making it feel slightly less warm.
Hour by hour forecast for Greater Manchester on Wednesday, April 20
9.00am: Sunny, 10C.
10.00am: Sunny, 12C.
11.00am: Sunny, 14C
12.00: Sunny, 15C
1.00pm: Sunny intervals, 16C
2.00pm: Cloudy, 17C
3.00pm: Sunny intervals, 17C
4.00pm: Cloudy, 17C
5.00pm: Sunny intervals, 17C
6.00pm: Sunny, 16C
7.00pm: Sunny, 15C
8.00pm: Sunny, 14C
9.00pm: Clear, 13C
10.00pm: Partly cloudy, 11C
11.00pm: Clear, 10C
