Hour by hour Met Office forecast for the North East on Thursday
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.