Met Office hour-by-hour forecast: Cold blankets North East

According to the Met Office, Darlington residents can expect a frosty start this morning (January 9), remaining largely cloudy and dry with some sunny spells.

The chill will continue tonight, while isolated showers will make their way inland, turning wintry over high ground.

There will be a maximum temperature of 4 °C today, with the region expecting a minimum temperature of 1 °C tonight.

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Here’s your hour-by-hour forecast for Tuesday:

The forecast is based on Darlington as the selected location.

9am: 3C with 10% chance of rain

10am: 4C with less than 5% chance of rain

11am: 4C with less than 5% chance of rain

12pm: 4C with less than 5% chance of rain

1pm: 4C with less than 5% chance of rain

2pm: 4C with less than 5% chance of rain

3pm: 4C with less than 5% chance of rain

4pm: 3C with less than 5% chance of rain

5pm: 3C with less than 5% chance of rain

6pm: 2C with less than 5% chance of rain

7pm: 2C with less than 5% chance of rain

8pm: 3C with 10% chance of rain

9pm: 3C with 10% chance of rain

10pm: 3C with less than 5% chance of rain

11pm: 4C with 20% chance of rain