The hot weather is set to continue today in Darlington with sunny spells throughout the day.

There is a low chance of rain in the morning before the clouds clear up for bright sunshine in the afternoon.

It will be the perfect warm start to the weekend this evening with temperatures around 20C for the end of the work day.

There will be highs of 21C and lows of 15C, sunset is expected at 9:16pm.

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

8am – 15C

9am – 17C

10am – 18C

11am – 18C

12pm – 19C

1pm – 19C

2pm – 19C

3pm – 19C

4pm – 19C

5pm – 19C

6pm – 19C

7pm – 18C

8pm –  17C

9pm – 15C

10pm – 14C

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A Met Office spokesperson said: "A bright start, especially in the east with fair weather cloud building through the morning and the odd isolated light shower possible.

"Gentle winds, but breezy over the Pennines. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

"Showers quickly dying out during the evening but likely returning towards dawn. Becoming increasingly cloudy. Winds easing across the Pennines with gentle winds across the region."