Temperatures are once again set to soar in Darlington and the North East with another day of sizzling heat expected.
Darlington is experiencing the continued June heatwave, with forecasters predicting a high of 30°C.
Here’s an hour-by-hour breakdown of today’s forecast for Darlington:
7am: 20°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 2mph winds
8am: 21°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 2mph winds
9am: 23°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 2mph winds
10am: 24°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 3mph winds
11am: 25°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 3mph winds
12pm: 26°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 3mph winds
1pm: 27°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 3mph winds
2pm: 28°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 5mph winds
3pm: 27°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 10mph winds
4pm: 25°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 11mph winds
5pm: 24°C, dry, less than a five per cent chance of rain, 10mph winds
The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday in parts of the UK, urging people to take extra care as conditions intensify.
Locally, the Met Office has said: "It will be widely very warm and locally hot, especially inland, and also feeling humid.
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"Patchy cloud and sunny periods with light winds, which will keep coastal areas cooler and fresher."
The warm and humid conditions are expected to persist overnight, offering little respite from the daytime heat.
They added for tonight: "Despite largely clear skies many places will have another warm or very warm night, especially in large towns and cities, with the humid conditions persisting."
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