Cloudy and drizzly, with rain turning heavier tonight
A grey start with low cloud and murk, especially across Cheshire, Merseyside and the Pennine hills. Light drizzly showers drift across Cumbria and Lancashire through the morning, with plenty of dry spells but little brightness.
Showers become more frequent this afternoon, with a few heavier bursts over the Lake District, Bowland and the Pennines near Greater Manchester. Later, more organised rain pushes in off the Irish Sea across Blackpool and Morecambe Bay, becoming persistent and heavy at times across Lancashire and Cumbria this evening and spreading to Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire after midnight.
Highs of 14C to 17C in the lowlands, 12C to 14C in Cumbria and 8C to 10C on the fells. Winds light and variable during the day, with a northerly breeze picking up this evening and gusts of 15 to 21 mph along the coasts. Overnight lows of 6C to 10C, feeling cooler by morning.
