The North East is braced for strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and potential snowfall as the weekend arrives. 

There is a yellow rain warning in place until 6pm on Friday across the region as persistent rain continues to fall for a second day. 

The Met Office said there will be a spell of persistent, and at times heavy rainfall will develop during Thursday, continuing on Friday, leading to a risk of flooding

What to expect

 

There is a chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings 

Spray and flooding likely to lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures 

Should flooding occur, delays or cancellations to train and bus services are likely 

There is a chance that some communities may be temporarily cut off by flooded roads

Read more: North East Weather LIVE - Heavy rain hits region as Yellow warning in place

Hour-by-hour weather forecast for Darlington

The Met Office says, despite the rain warnings, that it will remain cloudy throughout the day with just a five to 10 per cent chance of rain. 

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9am - 9C

10am - 9C

11am - 9C

12pm - 10C

1pm - 10C

2pm - 10C

3pm - 10C

4pm - 9C

5pm - 9C

Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said amber warning areas would experience more than 100mm of rain.

“With this kind of rainfall, we are expecting some flooding,” he said.

Mr Morgan said coastal areas would also be battered by strong winds.

“We have very strong onshore winds and very large waves,” he added.

“There may be some disruption to transport, including ferries and the road network.”

He added that yellow warning areas might also see some flooding.

Temperatures would be more typical for this time of year, hovering around 9C to 11C.

Turning to the weekend, Mr Morgan said the weather would be “quite clear” but with a chance of snow.

“It stays quite clear over the weekend,” he said.

“We may see the first snowflakes of autumn over high ground and in the Scottish hills and the Pennines.”

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