One of the most historic weekends in history has arrived as the nation prepares the celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla, but what does the weather have in store for Darlington?

The extra bank holiday weekend in May calls for picnics, street parties, entertainment schedules and so much more, with many hoping for dry weather and warm sunshine.

We have put together a day-by-day forecast and this is what the weather has in store for the town, according to the Met Office.

May bank holiday weather forecast for Darlington

Friday, May 5

The Met Office says it will be cloudy with showers expected - these could be locally heavy and thundery in the south of the region later in the day.

Winds will generally be light and there will be a maximum temperature of 15 degrees.

Saturday, May 6

Low cloud will be lingering around the North East coasts on Saturday, with sunny spells and showers further inland.

The temperature will reach highs of around 15 degrees.

Sunday, May 7

The current forecast shows cloudy with outbreaks of rain, becoming locally heavy on Sunday.

Similar to Saturday, there will be a maximum temperature of 15 degrees.

Bank holiday Monday, May 8

Unfortunately, bank holiday Monday will be cloudy with rain throughout the day. The temperature is set to be around 17 degrees.

Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster, Steven Keates, said: “A further area of rain is expected to move into southwest England early on Saturday, moving east and north through the day with some heavy bursts at times.

“This is likely to bring some rain to London by around lunchtime. Further north in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland it will be a day of sunshine and showers before the more persistent rain moves northwards overnight.

“It will feel humid, especially in the south, with highs of 17°C possible in London.”

You can keep up to date with the weather forecast in Darlington over the bank holiday weekend by visiting the Met Office website.