Pensioner's in Greater Manchester have been issued a reminder on unclaimed Pension Credit.
24.02.2024 - 15:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Greater Manchester is set to enjoy a period of stable weather over the weekend.
It comes after the region experienced a mix of rain and sunny conditions alongside a wide variety of temperatures throughout the previous week. However, the weekend will remain relatively mild with only a few sunny breaks expected throughout.
Throughout Saturday afternoon, temperatures will stay at 7C before dropping slightly to 5C in the evening. Meanwhile, conditions will remain somewhat undisturbed with cloudy and small sunny spells throughout, although this will be broken up slightly in the early evening with a small chance of rain expected.
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For Saturday, the Met Office highlighted that there are "a few showers" possible across the north west with "temperatures around average with light winds". It added that the evening would be a "mostly dry night with clear spells and generally light winds".
Conditions will be far more neutral on Sunday with cloudy weather expected each and every hour. This will be accompanied by cold temperatures of 3C to 4C in the early morning before it rapidly rises to 8C by noon.
The Met Office added that the region on Sunday "will be most dry but rather cloudy with limited sunshine, especially through the afternoon". It added: "The wind will also increase later in the day. Maximum temperature 9 °C."
The start of the week on Monday is expected to be similarly mild, according to early forecasts from the Met Office. Cloudy conditions will remain dominant throughout with a small chance of sunny spells in the mid-afternoon alongside highs of 8C which will rapidly cool to 3C by the late evening.
The Met Office added Monday will be "dry with some sunny
Pensioner's in Greater Manchester have been issued a reminder on unclaimed Pension Credit.
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