The Met Office are predicting a much cooler day in Darlington today with light rain throughout the day.

To start the morning there will be some sun breaking through the clouds but that will change to light rain by afternoon.

Temperatures are set to fluctuate around 17C to 19C throughout the day.

The sun is due to set late in the day at 20:52pm.

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

8am – 16C

9am – 17C

10am – 18C

11am – 19C

12pm – 19C

1pm – 18C

2pm – 18C

3pm – 17C

4pm – 17C

5pm – 18C

6pm – 18C

7pm – 18C

8pm –  18C

9pm – 18C

10pm – 17C

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A Met Office spokesperson said: "Mainly dry to start but increasing windy and cloudy conditions spreading from the west during the day with outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain into the afternoon.

"Maximum temperature 20 °C.

"A mostly cloudy and damp evening with outbreaks of rain especially across western parts. Some cloud breaks possible along eastern coasts. Drier by dawn, though windy throughout."