Frosty Sunshine, Then Cloud and Showers Later
It's a cold, frosty and sunny start across North West England. Early low cloud over Merseyside and western Cheshire should clear during the morning, and the morning stays dry everywhere.
Cloud moves in from the west from around midday. Through the afternoon and evening there will be scattered, mostly light showers, mainly around the Fylde, Preston, the southern Lakes, Merseyside and western Greater Manchester. Eastern parts should stay brighter and drier for longest. Highs will be 7C to 9C on the coast and 5C to 7C inland, but only 2C to 4C on the Cumbrian fells and Pennines.
Tonight, showers drift north towards Morecambe Bay and Cumbria and could turn locally heavy in Cumbria by dawn. Further south it becomes largely dry, with patchy frost under clear spells. Lows will be 0C to 3C inland. Winds stay mostly light, but gusts of 15 to 22 mph are possible on exposed coasts this evening, and the breeze picks up overnight.
