We're heading fast towards Christmas and the end of 2018 and the ECMWF 46-day forecast now extends that far. Here's what it expects ... 19th November to 26th November Higher than average heights north of the UK (see chart). Low to the south. East to northeast flow dominates. Dry in the north with good spells of sunshine,

  Ensemble models are suggesting that high pressure is going to be staying in control of the weather over the coming weeks. This is the 15-day pressure forecasts for Manchester from the GFS Ensemble model. An ensemble takes the same model but applies slightly different starting criteria in each of what are know

It's been a mild few days, very mild for some. So here we go with the 5 Weekend Weather Things to Know ... 1. Increasingly breezy on Saturday. 2. Chilly in the wind, cold in the east. 3. Probably sunny for most, best sunshine in the west (forecast cloud, pressure and rainfall chart for