It’s set to be a wet and windy day across the region on Thursday (March 23).
Forecasters are predicting a bright start on Tuesday which will soon become cloudy with ran coming in through the morning.
Met Office forecasters have said these will clear by midday, but could be followed by isolated blustery showers and some brighter intervals in the afternoon. Temperatures will reach highs of 12C on Thursday.
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It comes after the official start of Spring on Monday (March 20).
But temperatures over the next week will generally be below average for the time of year, forecasters have said,
Here’s the hour-by-hour forecast for today, according to the Met Office:
- 8am – 7C, heavy rain, feels like 4C
- 9am – 8C, cloudy, feels like 4C – rain possible around Tyne &Wear
- 10am – 9C, cloudy, feels like 5C
- 11am – 10C, sunny spells, feels like 6C
- 12pm – 11C, sunny spells, feels like 7C
- 1pm – 12C, sunny spells, feels like 8C
- 2pm – 12C, sunny spells, feels like 9C
- 3pm – 12C, sunny spells, feels like 9C
- 4pm – 11C, sunny spells, feels like 8C – showers possible around Teesside
- 5pm – 10C, sunny spells, feels like 7C
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- 6pm – 10C, sunny spells, feels like 7C
- 7pm – 9C, cloudy, feels like 7C – showers possible around Teesside
- 8pm – 8C, partly cloudy, feels like 6C – showers possible around Teesside
- 9pm – 8C, light showers, feels like 5C – showers possible around Darlington
- 10pm – 8C, partly cloudy, feels like 5C – showers possible around Darlington & Northumberland
- 11pm – 7C, partly cloudy, feels like 4C
This forecast and temperatures are based on Durham as the location.
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What will the weather be like into next week?
On Friday the Met Office has said it will be another windy day with blustery showers continuing.
There is also a chance of some showers turning heavy and thundery for a time. Maximum temperatures of 12C.
As the week moves on it will be staying mostly cloudy with rain and showers on Saturday, and some wintry showers possible on Sunday.
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