Hardwick Festival: Sedgefield Met Office weather forecast

Hardwick Festival returns from Friday to Sunday (August 18-20) for the eleventh time with what’s promised to be one of the best line-ups yet.

Headliners include The Kooks, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Scouting for Girls and Mel C.

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The event is also celebrating local talent with the likes of Andrew Cushin, Liam Fender – brother to Sam, Tom A Smith, The Pale White and The Redroom among the North East artists taking to the stage.

While some events earlier this summer basked in glorious sunshine including Beyonce's gig in Sunderland, more recent outdoor events have suffered from the weather.

James’ gig in Darlington was a rainy affair earlier this month while Loosefest in Newcastle was cancelled due to the weather the same weekend.

Inclement weather hit Hardwick Festival last year with many festivalgoers donning their ponchos and wellies to battle the rain and mud.

Organisers say the event will go ahead whatever the weather and have told attendees to prepare for poor conditions just in case.

There will be some covered areas available on site, but the event is primarily outdoors.

Here’s the hourly forecast for Hardwick Festival

Friday August 18 - Cloudy

• 8am (gates open to campers) – 14C, cloudy, feels like 13C
• 4pm (first acts on stage) – 17C, cloudy, feels like 15C
• 5pm – 16C, cloudy, feels like 15C
• 6pm – 17C, cloudy, feels like 15C
• 7pm - 16C, overcast, feels like 14C
• 8pm - 16C, cloudy, feels like 14C
• 9pm – 15C, overcast, feels like 14C
• 10pm – 15C, overcast, feels like 14C
• 11pm (end of event) - 15C, overcast, feels like 14C

Saturday, August 19 - Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

• 7am – 18C, heavy rain, feels like 16C
• 10am – 19C, sunny spells, feels like 16C
• 1pm – 20C, sunny spells, feels like 16C
• 4pm – 20C, sunny, feels like 16C
• 7pm – 19C, sunny, feels like 16C
• 10pm – 16C, cloudy, feels like 14C

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Sunday August 20 - Sunny intervals.

• 7am – 15C, sunny spells, feels like 13C
• 10am – 18C, sunny spells, feels like 16C
• 1pm – 20C, sunny, feels like 17C
• 4pm – 20C, sunny, feels like 17C
• 7pm – 18C, sunny, feels like 17C
• 10pm – 15C, clear night skies, feels like 14C

This Met Office forecast is based on Sedgefield, County Durham as the location.