The North East is set for a cloudy day of cool temperatures - with some scattered showers across the region. 

The Met Office predicts a fairly cloudy start to Wednesday with some patchy rain, which will become “more isolated and confined to the western hills” later on. 

Forecasters say temperatures will be “rather cool for the time of year”, peaking at 14°C with a minimum temperature of 6°C. In Darlington, it may feel as cold as 8°C at points. 

The weather is expected to be cloudy this evening with showers slowly dying out - and there is hope for some clear spells developing from the west. 


North East residents can expect shallow fog patches later on, with all parts of the region becoming dry but cool. 

 

Here’s an hour-by-hour forecast for Darlington today: 

7am: Overcast, 10% chance of rain, 9°C (feels like 8°C), 5mph wind gusts

8am: Overcast, 10% chance of rain, 9°C (feels like 8°C), 5mph wind gusts

9am: Overcast, 10% chance of rain, 9°C (feels like 9°C), 3mph wind gusts

10am: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 9°C (feels like 9°C), 3mph wind gusts

11am: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 10°C (feels like 10°C), 3mph wind gusts

12pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 11°C (feels like 11°C), 4mph wind gusts

1pm: Overcast, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 12°C), 4mph wind gusts

2pm: Overcast, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 12°C), 5mph wind gusts

3pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 12°C), 6mph wind gusts

4pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 11°C), 7mph wind gusts

5pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 12°C), 6mph wind gusts

6pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 11°C), 8mph wind gusts

7pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 11°C), 8mph wind gusts

8pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 11°C), 8mph wind gusts

9pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 12°C (feels like 11°C), 10mph wind gusts

10pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 11°C (feels like 10°C), 10mph wind gusts

11pm: Cloudy, <5% chance of rain, 10°C (feels like 9°C), 11mph wind gusts

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Meanwhile, the forecast for Thursday is a dry day with light winds and some sunny spells at first. The day will then become cloudy and breezy before rain spreads east - although it will be warmer with a maximum temperature of 17 °C.

Looking ahead to the weekend, the weather is set to be both unsettled and often breezy with variable clouds and scattered showers or longer spells of rain. The showers may also bring thunder, although temperatures remain warmer.