Heavy bouts of rain and blustery rain is set to sweep the region in the next few days as schools break for half term this weekend – here’s the full forecast.

The Met Office forecaster is predicting a rather damp and windy weekend meaning half-term days out may be filled with showers and gusts.

Following the unprecedented weather from Storm Babet that brought torrential rain and strong winds across the region last week, downpours have never stopped as parts of the North East continue to suffer from floods.

According to the forecaster, the rain is set to persist heading into next week, with Wednesday and Thursday set to be the wettest days and bring a damp start to November.

Here’s your full weekend forecast.

Saturday

It’s set to be a rainy start to the weekend from 1pm this afternoon, as forecasters have said there will be an 80% chance of rain, lowering to 50% by 5pm.

Winds will peak at 20mph by 11pm tonight.

The Met Office said: “Showers in the north quickly easing away. Elsewhere, mist and fog slowly clearing through the morning.

“Largely dry, with brighter intervals possible, but some thicker cloud also spreading north at times, bringing a few outbreaks of rain. Breezy along coasts. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

“Outbreaks of rain spreading north through the evening and overnight, occasionally heavy, and perhaps thundery. Breezy at times, especially around coastal areas towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.”

Sunday

Sunday’s forecast is mightily similar to Saturday’s, with rain set to dominate from the early hours of the morning, and picking back up again from 2pm.

However, the rest of the evening is set to be dry, as temperatures drop to a low of 9C.

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The Met Office predicts: “Rain, heavy at times, perhaps persisting through morning, particularly across Northumberland.

“Rain likely easing further south, especially later, with some brighter intervals possible.

“However, heavy showers also spreading north. Maximum temperature 12 °C.”