Ashes 2023, 4th Test: Old Trafford Manchester Weather Today Ahead of Day 3

Zak Crawley and Joe Root put England in command against Australia on day 2 of the fourth Test of the Ashes 2023 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Thursday (July 20).

After Chris Woakes' five-wicket haul helped bundle out Australia in the first session of the second day to 317, Crawley (189) and Root (84) shared a quick 206-run stand to help England to 384/4 at stumps on day 2.

Old Trafford in Manchester has seen two pleasant days of Test cricket (Image Courtesy: Twitter)

Moeen Ali (54) also made a contribution of a fifty after he walked in early at number three following the dismissal of opener Ben Duckett, while England skipper Ben Stokes and Harry Brook remained unbeaten at stumps.

Now Stokes (24*) and Brook (14*) will look to add swiftly to the total when play resumes on day 3 of the penultimate Test of the series, which the hosts trail by 1-2. We had an uninterrupted day in terms of stoppages due to weather at Old Trafford on day 1 and 2.

But will we see a full day's play in Manchester on day 3 (Friday, July 21)? Will the weather interrupt proceedings on Day 3 of the 4th Test? With the United Kingdom seeing rains this summer, here we take a look at the Manchester weather forecast on Friday (July 21):

Ashes 2023 4th Test Day 3: Manchester Weather Report

The weather forecast for Manchester on Day 3 of the 4th Test is expected to see variable clouds with a couple of showers. The max temperature during the day time is expected to fluctuate between 15° C and 18° C.

Rain Prediction in Manchester on July 21: There is 84 percent chance of precipitation and 17 percent chance of thundrestorm with spell of showers predicted by AccuWeather around 9 AM Local Time, 12 PM Local Time and around 2 PM Local Time on day 3 - Friday (July 21).

The sky is set to remain partly cloudy or partly cloudy for most part of the day's play. As per Weather.com, there is 70 percent chance of rain today. So, weather is likely to interrupt proceeding on day 3 of the 4th Ashes 2023 Test in Manchester.

Wind Speed: There will be wind speed of around 5 to 10 km/hour from the West direction throughout the day, turning Southwest at the same speed heading into the night. The quick bowlers could make use of the conditions if there is no persistent rain on day 3.