The North East is set for a wash out on Monday. The start of the week will largely be cloudy with spells of heavy rain moving north. Thunder is also to be expected.
However, it will be drier with some warm bright or sunny intervals developing later in the afternoon. Again, these will be scattered with thundery showers in places.
Light wind is also forecast and the maximum temperature will be 19 °C.
Tonight, showers will continue though the evening in places. These will become dry and mostly clear during the second half of the night.
There will also be some mist or fog patches by morning. The minimum temperature will be 5 °C.
Hour-by-hour weather forecast
8am: Heavy rain, 10°, 90% chance of rain
9am: Heavy rain, 10°, 90% chance of rain
10am: Heavy rain, 10°, 90% chance of rain
11am: Light rain, 11°, 60% chance of rain
12pm: Overcast, 11°, 20% chance of rain
1pm: Heavy rain, 11°, 90% chance of rain
2pm: Light rain, 11°, 60% chance of rain
3pm: Overcast, 12°, 20% chance of rain
4pm: Light rain, 12°, 50% chance of rain
5pm: Light showers, 13°, 40% chance of rain
6pm: Cloudy, 13°, 10% chance of rain
7pm: Sunny intervals, 13°, 10% chance of rain
8pm: Cloudy, 13°, 10% chance of rain
9pm: Cloudy, 13°, 10% chance of rain
10pm: Cloudy, 12°, 5% chance of rain
11pm: Cloudy, 12°, 5% chance of rain
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