Greater Manchester weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Greater Manchester is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Greater Manchester (Manchester), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
7th Jan
5

0

3

0
Thursday
8th Jan
4

1

0

0
Friday
9th Jan
4

1

0

0
Saturday
10th Jan
3

-1

7

0
Sunday
11th Jan
4

-1

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 7th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Greater Manchester (Manchester) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Greater Manchester weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Greater Manchester for the next 5 days.

Greater Manchester weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 18% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
18
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from NW

Greater Manchester weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 77% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
77
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from NE

Greater Manchester weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
68
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from NW

Greater Manchester weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from NW

Greater Manchester weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect overcast skies in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south-east.