The North East is set to experience record breaking temperatures next week as the heatwave continues. According to the BBC Weather online forecast, Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham will all see mercury levels equal or exceed previous all time highs.
For Newcastle the record daily temperature was 32.5C on August 3, 1990 while on the same day in Sunderland it hit 33C. In Durham the record is 32.9C on July 25, 2019.
This morning, the BBC Weather online forecast predicted that after a very hot Monday, the temperature will rise still further on Tuesday when the thermometer would hit 33C in Newcastle and Sunderland and 34C in Durham.
