North East weather: Hour by hour forecast for Monday 25th April

This week is expected to start with mainly fine weather with one or two showers in places. The temperature will feel cooler at the start of this week compared to over the weekend.

The Met Office has forecast a mainly dry day although it may be quite cloudy at first. Most areas should brighten up later in the day with some sunny spells developing.

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There may be a few showers inland. Monday will be a little cooler than of late, but with lighter winds. The maximum temperature will be 14 °C.

While it might be colder tonight than of late, remaining showers will soon fade to leave lengthy clear periods and frost in places. It will be cloudier at the end of the night, with some further light showers possible. The minimum temperature will be -2 °C.

Hour by hour forecast:

7am: Cloudy, 6°, 20% chance of rain

8am: Light rain, 8°, 40% chance of rain

9am: Cloudy, 8°, 5% chance of rain

10am: Cloudy, 9°, 5% chance of rain

11am: Cloudy, 9°, 5% chance of rain

12pm: Cloudy intervals, 10°, 5% chance of rain

1pm: Cloud intervals, 10°, 5% chance of rain

2pm: Cloudy intervals, 10°, 5% chance of rain

3pm: Cloudy intervals, 10°, 5% chance of rain

4pm: Cloudy intervals, 11°, 5% chance of rain

5pm: Cloudy intervals, 11°, 5% chance of rain

6pm: Sunny, 10°, 5% chance of rain

7pm: Sunny, 10°, 5% chance of rain

8pm: Sunny, 9°, 5% chance of rain

9pm: Clear, 8°, 5% chance of rain

10pm: Clear, 8°, 5% chance of rain

11pm: Clear, 7°, 5% chance of rain