Bolton's temperatures are to rise to the mid 20s amid the return of warm weather across the UK this weekend. It comes after a cool, cloudy start to summer with a weather warning for rain as recent as the start of this week. According to the Met Office, Bolton's temperatures are to rise to the mid 20s on Friday and are to remain around the average for this time of year on Saturday and Sunday too.

Here is the forecast for this weekend.* What’s happened to summer so far? At the halfway point of meteorological summer, we explore if it has been as cool, cloudy and wet as many people think. Find out all the details in our Met Office blog 👇 — Met Office (@metoffice) July 16, 2024 FRIDAY 1am - Cloudy, 17°C 4am - Sunny Intervals, 16°C 7am - Sunny Intervals, 16°C 10am - Sunny Intervals, 20°C 1pm - Sunny Intervals, 24°C 4pm - Sunny Intervals, 25°C 7pm - Sunny Intervals, 22°C 10pm - Cloudy, 19°C SATURDAY 1am - Cloudy, 18°C 4am - Sunny Intervals, 17°C 7am - Sunny Intervals, 17°C 10am - Cloudy, 19°C 1pm - Light Rain, 20°C 4pm - Light Rain, 20°C 7pm - Light Shower, 18°C 10pm - Cloudy, 16°C SUNDAY 1am - Cloudy, 15°C 4am - Sunny Intervals, 14°C 7am - Sunny Intervals, 14°C 10am - Sunny Intervals, 15°C 1pm - Sunny Intervals, 17°C 4pm - Sunny Intervals, 17°C 7pm - Sunny Intervals, 17°C 10pm - Cloudy, 15°C *Information from the Met Office as of 10am on Wednesday.

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