Friday brought a heatwave to the country which saw Darlington hotter than Mexico City.

There is more warm weather on the way as the Met Office has predicted more sunny weather for Darlington over the weekend, however it may be short lived as Sunday sees a drop in temperatures.

Look towards the weekend with this hour-by-hour forecast from the Met Office:

Darlington weather

Saturday

00:00-05:00: Partly cloudy, temperatures around 16°C, light winds from the west-southwest.

06:00-11:00: Sunny intervals, temperatures rising from 15°C to 20°C, light south-southwest winds.

12:00-15:00: Sunny intervals, temperatures around 21°C-22°C, winds from the south.

16:00-19:00: Cloudy with light rain starting around 18:00, temperatures steady around 21°C.

20:00-23:00: Light rain continuing, temperatures dropping to 18°C, winds from the south-southwest.

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Sunday

00:00-03:00: Cloudy, temperatures around 17°C, winds from the west-southwest.

04:00-07:00: Cloudy with sunny intervals, temperatures dropping to 14°C, winds from the west.

08:00-11:00: Sunny intervals, temperatures rising to 17°C, light west-northwest winds.

12:00-15:00: Cloudy, temperatures around 18°C, northwest winds.

16:00-19:00: Sunny intervals, temperatures steady around 18°C, northwest winds.

20:00-23:00: Partly cloudy, temperatures dropping to 16°C, winds from the west-southwest.