Lancashire Weekend Forecast: Rain Risk Peaks Saturday Night, West Turns Drier Sunday
East Lancashire faces the higher Saturday evening odds under a cool, gusty easterly flow.
Overview
- Met Office guidance points to a weekend mix of cloud, brief sunshine and occasional rain across Lancashire.
- Saturday begins largely dry near 20% rain probability before East Lancashire climbs to about 50% by 5pm and around 70% by 9pm.
- In West Lancashire, rain chances rise to roughly 40% in the afternoon, with rain increasing from about 8pm and light rain lingering overnight.
- Daytime temperatures hold around 6–8°C, and higher humidity in the east is expected to make it feel cooler.
- Easterly winds near 12–18 mph are forecast, with gusts up to about 45 mph in parts of the west; Sunday looks drier with sunny spells in the west as the east stays cloudier with a 50–60% early‑morning rain chance.