After warm and mild weather in Darlington last week, the town is now set to return to rainy and grey weather as a yellow weather warning is put in place.

It is set to be a rainy start to the week in Darlington as the Met Office predicts high chances of rain from 9am onwards.

The forecaster has also issued a yellow weather warning for the region, in place until 9pm this evening (August 14).

This means Darlington residents should expect a downpour of rain today, that may turn into thunderstorms this afternoon.

The Met Office warns: "There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings."

Read more: Met Office: Yellow warning put in place for heavy rain in North East

There will be highs of 19C and lows of 14C, with the sun due to set at 8:40pm.

Here’s a full hour-by-hour forecast for Darlington today.

9am: 15C with 80% chance of rain

10am: 15C with 90% chance of rain

11am: 16C with 80% chance of rain

12pm: 16C with 90% chance of rain

1pm: 17C with 90% chance of rain

2pm: 17C with 20% chance of rain

3pm: 18C with 50% chance of rain

4pm: 19C with 60% chance of rain

5pm: 18C with 60% chance of rain

6pm: 18C with 30% chance of rain

7pm: 18C with 30% chance of rain

8pm: 17C with 30% chance of rain

9pm: 16C with 30% chance of rain

10pm: 16C with 40% chance of rain

11pm: 1C with 40% chance of rain

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The forecaster states: "A cooler and cloudier day with persistent rain, which is likely to be heavy at times, especially over higher ground.

"Risk of thunder in heavier bursts, particularly from early afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C."