Hour-by-hour forecast as North East facing plenty of sunshine on Saturday 19 March

The Met Office has shared its forecast for Saturday 19th March with sunny weather on the way across the region.

Forecasters have predicted temperatures in the region are expected to be higher than Mykonos in Greece with "plenty of sunshine".

The North East will see a chilly start to the day with some early morning mist and fog patches which will soon clear.

With very little chance of rain, it will be a dry day with plenty of sunshine although a noticeable breeze is likely. The maximum temperature will be 14 °C.

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Hour by hour forecast for Saturday 18 March (Met Office)

7am: Sunny / 4° / <5% chance of rain

8am: Sunny / 5° / <5% chance of rain

9am: Sunny / 7° / <5% chance of rain

10am: Sunny / 8° / <5% chance of rain

11am: Sunny / 10° / <5% chance of rain

12pm: Sunny / 10° / <5% chance of rain

1pm: Sunny / 11° / <5% chance of rain

2pm: Sunny / 11° / <5% chance of rain

3pm: Sunny / 10° / <5% chance of rain

4pm: Sunny / 10° / <5% chance of rain

5pm: Sunny / 9° / <5% chance of rain

6pm: Sunny / 8° / <5% chance of rain

7pm: Clear / 7° / <5% chance of rain

8pm: Clear / 6° / <5% chance of rain

9pm: Clear / 6°/ <5% chance of rain

10pm: Clear / 6° / <5% chance of rain

11pm: Clear / 6° / <5% chance of rain

Midnight: Clear / 6° / <5% chance of rain