Rain to sweep in on Friday

FRIDAY could finally be the day rain makes a return to Manchester.

According to forecasters, Friday evening is the most likely time for showers to hit the region for the first time in more than 20 days, although there’s also a slight chance it could happen tomorrow night, too.

The forecast for Saturday is currently clear and dry, while the weather on Sunday, when the nation could potentially be sitting down to watch England in the final of the World Cup for the first time in 52 years, is expected to be appropriately glorious.

The wind is expected to pick up by midnight on Sunday though.

Grahame Madge, from the Met Office, said: “On Friday there will be good conditions across the north west, possibly some showers later in the day on Friday.

“There’s a chance some of these showers could carry across the north west.”

The heat will continue to drop off in Manchester this week, with temperatures on Thursday not expected to creep much beyond 23 degrees. Since the end of June temperatures have reached the high 20s and even tipped into 30 degrees as the region basked in sunshine.