It is set to be a chilly day across Darlington and wider County Durham today with temperatures set to feel as low as 3C by later this evening.

Chilly winter temperatures are well and truly kicking in now as forecasters say temperatures will feel close to freezing later this evening (November 11).

However, the sun is expected to make an appearance up until 3pm this afternoon, causing temperatures to dip to 8C.

Wind is also forecast throughout the day and will reach a high of 8mph, with the sun due to set at 4:10pm.

Following a dry start to the week, the forecaster has stated that “overnight frosts” are expected from Wednesday onwards.

Here’s a full hour-by-hour forecast for Darlington today.

9am: 7C with <5% chance of rain

10am: 9C with <5% chance of rain

11am: 10C with <5% chance of rain

12pm: 11C with <5% chance of rain

1pm: 11C with <5% chance of rain

2pm: 11C with <5% chance of rain

3pm: 10C with <5% chance of rain

4pm: 8C with <5% chance of rain

5pm: 7C with <5% chance of rain

6pm: 6C with <5% chance of rain

7pm: 6C with <5% chance of rain

8pm: 5C with <5% chance of rain

9pm: 5C with <5% chance of rain

10pm: 5C with <5% chance of rain

11pm: 5C with <5% chance of rain

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The forecaster predicts: “A chilly start, but a dry and sunny day in store. Cooler than recent days but probably feeling more pleasant given prolonged sunshine and mainly light winds.

“Maximum temperature 10 °C.”