North East weather: Hour-by-hour forecast for…

North East weather: Hour-by-hour forecast for Wednesday and Thursday as sun due to make welcome return

After two days of grey and wet weather, many of us will be looking forward to the return of the sun later this week.

The Met Office Yellow Weather Warning for thunderstorms that was in place for the North East on Monday and Tuesday will be lifted on Wednesday to make way for a day of sunshine. Anyone heading for a day out during the school holidays can expect sun and clouds throughout the day and mild temperatures with highs of 17°C.

Thursday will be a cloudy day but will remain largely dry with some light rain in the late afternoon. It will also be warmer than the start of the week with temperatures of around 20°C.

A Met Office spokesman said: "Wednesday will be a dry day with variable cloud and sunny spells, with these more prevalent in the north where it will feel warmest. A little cooler in coastal districts.

"Generally light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C. Increasingly cloudy with outbreaks of rain later Thursday."

Here’s the full Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Newcastle on Wednesday:

6am: Cloud and a temperature of 13°C.

7am: Cloud and a temperature of 13°C.

8am: Sun and cloud and a temperature of 13°C.

9am: Sun and cloud and a temperature of 14°C.

10am: Sun and a temperature of 15°C.

11am: Sun and a temperature of 15°C.

12pm: Sun and a temperature of 16°C.

1pm: Sun and a temperature of 16°C.

2pm: Sun and a temperature of 16°C.

3pm: Sun and cloud and a temperature of 17°C.