Also, an area of low pressure introduced an unsettled spell of sunshine and showers, reports Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis.
With an unstable atmosphere and a north-westerly airflow, the Irish Sea is good at brewing showers and on Wednesday we certainly had plenty of those, as a trough delivered over half-an-inch of rain in places, as well as some hail and thunder.
Here's Jon's latest in-depth weather forecast for you.
Today (Thursday): There will be showers to start the day along the coast feeding into the Cheshire Gap.
Inland it will be a sunny start but chilly with perhaps a touch of ground-frost in rural spots.
Another windy day with sunny spells, and showers will develop inland but there will be nowhere near as many as Wednesday.
There’s even a chance some areas could escape dry throughout the day.
Still chilly but less cold air is on the way, but before that we will see a ground-frost overnight, or perhaps an air-frost rurally.
Max 13°C Min 0°C.
Friday: High pressure is building in from the southwest so this will kill off any remaining showers and it should be a mostly dry day with winds easing and not as cold as recently.
After a sunny start cloud will spill in from the southwest.
Max 14°C Min 8°C.
Weekend: Milder but risk of rain on Sunday.
Saturday: Breezy and dry with sunny spells which are likely to be hazy at times.
Warmer as we’ve now introduced a southwesterly airflow.
Max 18°C Min 11°C.
Sunday: A cloudier day as a weakening weather-front sinks south bringing some patchy rain.
Breezy and feeling a little cooler with the lack of sunshine.
Max 17°C Min 11°C.
Outlook: It’s looking increasingly likely that high pressure will build across the UK bringing sunnier weather, drier conditions and temperatures rising back up close to 20°C, so above-average.
It looks set to drift north later in the week meaning we introduce quite a gusty easterly wind taking the edge off the temperature.
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