A man has died after being rushed to hospital from a building site in Partington. Emergency services were called to reports of concern for welfare of the man at the site on Hall Lane on Monday afternoon (January 22).
03.01.2024 - 07:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After a turbulent start to the New Year, people in Greater Manchester have faced relentless downpours, maintaining a pattern seen in recent weeks.
Storm Henk battered the region yesterday (January 2), with flood alerts and warnings in place in part of Greater Manchester.
Today the forecast remains somewhat consistent with the recent weather trends that have defined the region. Expectations today include preparation for the ongoing threat of steady and scattered heavy showers as we have experienced over the past few weeks with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maintaining a relatively cool climate amid the persistent rain.
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But tomorrow (Thursday) this gloomy weather will start to shift. After a drizzly start, the Met Office is forecasting a dry and occasionally sunny Thursday by mid-morning, with conditions set to improve even further on Friday.
Here's the hour by hour forecast for Greater Manchester today.
8am - 9am
We will see rain continuing around 8 am, according to the Met Office, with a 60% chance of precipitation. Temperatures at 7C - 8C.
10am
Showers begin to ease a little as the chance of precipitation lightens to 30%.
11am - 12pm
Rain is expected to clear for an hour at 11am, with temperatures remaining at 8C. However, the weather will remain mostly cloudy and covered.
1pm
Rain returns, with temperatures staying at their peak of 8C.
2pm
Heavy rain will batter the region, forecasters say, with a 80% chance of precipitation. Temperatures stay at 8C.
3pm - 4pm
Showers lighten but continue throughout the late afternoon with a 50% chance of precipitation. Temperatures holding at 8C.
5pm
Rain is expected to
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