The Met Office has forecasted a very windy day in the North East, as Storm Pia hits the region.

Earlier on, any early cloud and drizzle, mainly in the south, soon clearing. Then a bright day with sunny spells, especially in the east, and showers, these most frequent on western hills. Very strong and gusty winds with gales likely. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight, very strong winds easing somewhat overnight. Clear spells in the east with showers on western hills. Becoming widely cloudy later in the night with outbreaks of rain by dawn. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Here’s a full hour-by-hour forecast for the North East today:

  • 9am: 10C with <5% chance of rain and 49mph wind gusts
  • 10am: 10C with <5% chance of rain and 46mph wind gusts
  • 11am: 10C with <5% chance of rain and 45mph wind gusts
  • 12pm: 10C with <5% chance of rain and 43mph wind gusts
  • 1pm: 10C with <5% chance of rain and 40mph wind gusts
  • 2pm: 9C with <5% chance of rain and 38mph wind gusts
  • 3pm: 8C with <5% chance of rain and 38mph wind gusts
  • 4pm: 8C with <5% chance of rain and 38mph wind gusts
  • 5pm: 8C with <5% chance of rain and 36mph wind gusts
  • 6pm: 7C with <5% chance of rain and 35mph wind gusts
  • 7pm: 7C with <5% chance of rain and 31mph wind gusts
  • 8pm: 7C with <5% chance of rain and 35mph wind gusts
  • 9pm: 7C with <5% chance of rain and 34mph wind gusts
  • 10pm: 7C with <5% chance of rain and 33mph wind gusts
  • 11pm: 7C with <5% chance of rain and 32mph wind gusts

A yellow weather warning for wind came into effect at midnight and will last until 9pm, with forecasted gusts of 70mph to 80mph in northern Scotland – 65mph to 70mph on high ground – and 45mph to 55mph elsewhere in the country.

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Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesman, said: “It is quite a wide wind warning area. Gusts are forecast quite widely to be 45mph to 55mph, possibly 65mph to 70mph to the east of high ground in Scotland.

“The strongest winds are likely to be found in the north and north-east of Scotland, including the Northern Isles, with 70mph to 80mph in the morning.”

The Met Office also forecasts showers, with more rain expected on Friday.

Storm Pia has been named by the Danish met office.