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A weather warning has been issued for much of the UK including parts of Manchester from tomorrow (Thursday), as strong winds of up to 60mph are expected in some areas. The weather forecast for Greater Manchester from tomorrow suggests Thursday will experience higher winds than the rest of the week, reaching around 25mph.

The Met Office has confirmed there is a 'low chance' of a white Christmas in Manchester this year.

If you're enjoying today's Bank Holiday sunshine, here's some good news for you... it's here to stay for the rest of the week. Greater Manchester looks set for a warm and dry few days with temperatures regularly hitting 20C.

Saturday was the UK's hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office confirmed as sunny skies and high temperatures are set to stay across Greater Manchester over the Bank Holiday weekend.

It's going to be a gloriously sunny Bank Holiday weekend across Greater Manchester - with temperatures hitting highs of 22C.

As turbulent weather continues in Scotland, conditions are to worsen in areas set to be hit with snow, ice and gale force winds.

Heavy rain will fall over Greater Manchester today as the remnants of Hurricane Ian hits the UK.

UK heatwave has prompted many people to decided that they would rather work from home than battle it out for the coolest spot in the office.And while the 40c heat outdoors is too much for some, the indoor heat could cause issues for technology, the Met Office has warned.This could leave those at home – and in a crowded office, scrambling for ways of keeping their PCs cool.READ MORE: Heatwave meltdown brings Britain to a halt as UK's hottest day predicted to be 41CA spokesman said: “There is a high risk of failure of heat-sensitive systems and equipment.“That could potentially lead to localised loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services.”The weather experts issued the country's first ever Red Extreme Heat Alert warning for today and tomorrow (July 18 and 19) a few days ago.Cabinet Minister Kit Malthouse called on everyone to "check on the elderly" and make sure that they have access to water during an interview with BBC Breakfast.Parts of London will reach, and go hotter than 40c, while places as far north as Manchester and Leeds will also see the pavement flags cracking due to extreme heat.If this does happen, it will be a recording-breaking few days for the country.Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen, said “Exceptional, perhaps record-breaking temperatures are likely early next week, quite widely across the red warning area on Monday, and focussed a little more east and north on Tuesday.“Currently there is a 50% chance we could see temperatures top 40°C and 80% we will see a new maximum temperature reached.“Nights are also likely to be exceptionally warm, especially in urban areas.“This is likely to lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.

The Met Office has forecast temperatures of 40C for the first time ever in the UK.

heatwave to fall just short of 40C after the 'unprecedented' forecast sent shockwaves across the nation.After days of speculation, forecasters from BBC weather issued the shocking temperature prediction at the end of last week for London and parts of south east England on Monday (July 18) and Tuesday (July 19).It followed the appearance of the number — which would smash the existing UK record by almost two degrees— on a number of other weather forecasting computer models, leading some experts to warn that 'thousands' of people could die amid the hot weather.

The Met Office has issued its first 'extreme heat' weather warning covering much of England next week.

Brits have been soaking up the sunshine over recent days, with temperatures increasing across the UK. Spring is in full swing, and with the clocks going forward, we can now get ready to experience lighter evenings and hopefully, warmer climates.

For the last week we’ve enjoyed temperatures reaching 19C across Greater Manchester – but the warm weather isn’t set to last much longer.

Good Scottish weather could only last so long and the Met Office has issued an update about when exactly things will take a turn.

It’s going to be another warm and sunny weekend in Greater Manchester. And what better way to spend it than going for a walk with family and friends, enjoying a few drinks in a beer garden or kicking back in your own back yard?

K.J. Yossman When it rains, it pours.

Motorists across the UK have been issued a warning as two storms approach the UK, bringing dangerous winds and blizzards.

forecasters.The Met Office says two high intensity weather patterns will barrel across the Atlantic over the next few days and land before the weekend.The national forecaster has named the first in the pair Storm Dudley, which will arrive into northern areas on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.The second, Storm Eunice, will then come on Friday with a more wintry flavour, bringing strong winds and potentially some snow to parts of the country. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Paul Gundersen, said; “An active jet stream is driving low-pressure systems across the country, both of which are likely to cause some disruption and National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued”.

Greater Manchester will escape the worst of the 'very strong and disruptive winds' brought by Storm Dudley later this week - but will be hit by Storm Eunice on Friday.

High winds and wet weather is set to hit Greater Manchester on Saturday as the UK feels the effects of Storm Malik.

The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for this weekend as Storm Malik brings strong winds to the region.