The North East could be hotter than Portugal as the temperatures soar on Good Friday.
A spring heatwave is arriving over the Easter weekend , bringing the warmest temperatures of the year so far and plenty of sunshine.
The first day of the four-day weekend started off foggy but it is expected to clear to leave a fine and warm day.
Temperatures could climb to 20C in parts of the North East during the bank holiday, whereas Lisbon will see highs of 18C.
It will be feeling much warmer than recent days for some places but staying fresh on the coasts.
Met Office chief meteorologist Frank Saunders said: "Temperatures will continue to rise day-by-day and with the sun getting stronger at this time of year, it's going to feel warm or very warm across much of the country this Easter weekend.
"With temperatures usually around 12C to 15C at this time of year, it's certainly going to be significantly warmer than average this Easter weekend and quite a contrast to the colder weather we've seen so far this month."
If you're heading out to the coast to buy some traditional Good Friday fish and chips or just enjoying a day outside, here's an hour-by-hour forecast:
Newcastle:
10am - Sunny spells, 9C
11am - Sunshine, 11C
12pm - Sunshine, 13C
1pm - Sunshine, 15C
2pm - Sunshine, 16C
3pm - Sunshine, 16C
4pm - Sunshine, 16C
5pm - Sunshine, 16C
6pm - Sunshine, 16C
7pm - Sunshine, 15C
8pm - Sunshine, 14C
9pm - Partly cloudy, 13C
10pm - Partly cloudy, 12C
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Haltwhistle
10am - Sunshine, 10C
11am - Sunshine, 13C
12pm - Sunshine, 16C
1pm - Sunshine, 18C
2pm - Sunshine, 20C
3pm - Sunny spells, 20C
4pm - Sunny spells, 20C
5pm - Cloudy, 19C
6pm - Sunny spells, 18C
7pm - Cloudy, 17C
8pm - Cloudy, 13C
9pm - Cloudy, 11C
10pm - Cloudy, 10C
Tynemouth
10am - Cloudy, 9C
11am - Sunshine, 10C
12pm - Sunshine, 10C
1pm - Sunshine, 11C
2pm - Sunshine, 11C
3pm - Sunshine, 11C
4pm - Sunshine, 11C
5pm - Sunshine, 11C
6pm - Sunny spells, 11C
7pm - Sunny spells, 11C
8pm - Sunshine, 11C
9pm - Cloudy, 11C
10pm - Cloudy, 10C
Durham
10am - Sunny spells, 9C
11am - Sunshine, 12C
12pm - Sunshine, 14C
1pm - Sunshine, 16C
2pm - Sunshine, 16C
3pm - Sunshine, 17C
4pm - Sunshine, 17C
5pm - Sunshine, 17C
6pm - Sunny spells, 17C
7pm - Sunshine, 15C
8pm - Sunny spells, 12C
9pm - Partly cloudy, 11C
10pm - Partly cloudy, 10C
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Full four-day Easter weekend weather forecast in the North East as scorching sun brings 20C heat
