SUN, SEA AND SAND: Crowds on the beach at Saltburn, east Cleveland, yesterday
THE region basked in sunshine over the bank holiday weekend, with temperatures reaching 20C.
But worse weather was on the way last night, with heavy rain hitting parts of the region.
According to Rob Hutchinson, a forecaster for the MeteoGroup, weather stations in Durham recorded 19.5C on Sunday, while temperatures in Leeming, North Yorkshire, reached 20.2C.
The temperatures meant daytrippers headed for the coast in their thousands, and boosted the region’s many bank holiday events.
Clerkenwell, in London, was the hottest place in the country at 26C.
Forecasters are predicting showers today and cloud over the next few days, but say it looks like there will be good weather next weekend.
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