Hour-by-hour forecast for Greater Manchester as we welcome a bright and sunny morning

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Thursday is set to bring a mixed bag of weather for Greater Manchester as we head for the weekend. While the region will see plenty of sun and warm temperatures throughout the morning, peaking at 17C before lunchtime, it will quickly be replaced by darker skies and light spots of rain in the early afternoon.

Fortunately, the rain will likely not last for more than a couple of hours, with overcast clouds prevalent in the sky all the way up until the evening.

Despite the sun not being out for the majority of the day, temperatures will remain relatively high, consistently hitting 16C for the whole afternoon and evening. Read more: Teenager's 'accidental' death after falling from a bridge following a night out According to the Met Office, today will be: "Cloudy with some light rain or drizzle possible in places at first, but brightening up through the morning with sunny spells developing for most by lunchtime.

Clouding over again through the afternoon with further patchy light rain possible later. Maximum temperature 17 °C." For tonight, it will be: "Cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle this evening but becoming drier overnight with occasional clear spells developing.