It is set to be a slightly more still and sunny day on Monday than over the weekend, with temperatures reaching 20C.

Forecasters predict a largely dry and bright start to today after some heavy rain over the week, with some isolated showers in places.

Temperatures will reach highs of about 20C, the Met Office has said, with those feels like temperatures just slightly lower.

The best is to come in the early afternoon with temperatures peaking despite some cloud cover..

Any showers are likely to fade into the evening and overnight it will turn increasingly cloudy and windy. Heading into Tuesday it’s looking more unsettled with some outbreaks of train among brighter skies.

Here’s the hour-by-hour forecast for today, according to the Met Office:

  • 8am – 11C, sunny intervals, feels like 11C
  • 9am – 13C, sunny, feels like 13C
  • 10am – 15C, sunny intervals, feels like 15C
  • 11am – 16C, cloudy, feels like 16C
  • 12pm – 17C, cloudy, feels like 17C
  • 1pm – 18C, sunny intervals, feels like 17C
  • 2pm – 18C, cloudy, feels like 17C
  • 3pm – 19C, cloudy, feels like 17C
  • 4pm – 19C, cloudy, feels like 17C
  • 5pm – 18C, cloudy, feels like 16C
  • 6pm – 18C, sunny intervals, feels like 16C
  • 7pm – 17C, sunny intervals, feels like 16C
  • 8pm –  16C, sunny intervals, feels like 15C
  • 9pm – 15C, sunny intervals, feels like 15C
  • 10pm – 14C, partly cloudy, feels like 13C
  • 11pm – 13C, partly cloudy, feels like 12C

UV levels: High. Pollution levels: Low. Pollen levels: Medium.

This forecast is based on Durham as a location.

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What will the weather be like later in the week?

As the week goes on it’s looking quite changeable with outbreaks of rain forecast for the rest of the week. Friday is looking like the best day according to the Met Office being largely dry and sunny.