Greater Manchester weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Greater Manchester is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Greater Manchester (Manchester), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
20th May
16

11

3

UV3
Thursday
21st May
21

11

3

UV4
Friday
22nd May
26

14

9

UV5
Saturday
23rd May
20

15

4

UV5
Sunday
24th May
25

13

8

UV6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 19th May 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 20th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.

16
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
UV3
UV index (Moderate)
48
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from W

Greater Manchester weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

21
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
UV4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SW

Greater Manchester weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

26
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
9
hours of sunshine
UV5
UV index (Moderate)
32
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Greater Manchester weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 28% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

20
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
UV5
UV index (Moderate)
28
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
kph wind from NW

Greater Manchester weather for Sunday 24th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Greater Manchester with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.