Residents across the North East are starting to shake the winter blues, thanks to the stunning sunshine of recent - and the forecast for the next couple of days brings more glorious spring sunshine, as temperatures gradually start heating up again.
Tomorrow's Met Office outlook highlights sun from start to finish, with clear skies continuing through nightfall. Highs of 12C and lows of 6C are expected to accompany - t-shirt weather is slowly returning.
And Thursday's forecast shows a run of similar form, with more blue skies from dawn until dusk. Highs of 10C and lows of 7C accompany.
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The Met Office says to expect: "Another fine, sunny day once any lingering low cloud clears. Feeling rather warm in sheltered spots, but fresh easterly winds make way for a cooler day, especially for windward coasts.
"Maximum temperature 12 °C."
Hourly forecast for Wednesday, April 19 in Newcastle
6am: 7°C / Clear
7am: 8°C / Sunny
8am: 8°C / Partially cloudy
9am: 9°C / Cloudy
10am: 10°C / Sunny
11am: 11°C / Sunny
12pm: 11°C / Sunny
1pm: 12°C / Sunny
2pm: 12°C / Sunny
3pm: 11°C / Sunny
4pm: 11°C / Sunny
5pm: 11°C / Sunny
6pm: 10°C / Sunny
7pm: 9°C / Sunny
8pm: 9°C / Sunny
9pm: 8°C / Clear
10pm: 8°C / Clear
11pm: 7°C / Clear
Three-hour forecast for Thursday, April 20 in Newcastle
7am: 7°C / Sunny
10am: 9°C / Sunny
1pm: 10°C / Sunny
4pm: 10°C / Sunny
7pm: 9°C / Sunny
10pm: 7°C / Clear
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