North East hour-by-hour Met Office weather forecast for Wednesday October 26

The North East is set for a sunny afternoon on Wednesday, though the day will start off with rain and cloud.

There's predicted to be heavy rain in the early hours of Wednesday morning, though that should have cleared by 7am. It's then a cloudy morning before an afternoon of sunshine and temperatures in the mid-teens.

Following a clear night, cloud is expected to roll in on Thursday, where it will remain for most of the day.

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The Met Office said: "Windy with scattered heavy showers, perhaps thundery at first, especially across western hills. However, also some sunny spells, these more prevalent in the east.

"Very mild. Maximum temperature 17 °C."

Here's the full Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Newcastle on Wednesday October 26:

6am: Light rain, 13°C

7am: Cloudy, 13°C

8am: Partly cloudy, 13°C

9am - 10am: Cloudy, 14°C

11am: Sunny intervals, 15°C

12pm: Sunny intervals, 16°C

1pm - 4pm, Sunny, 16°C

5pm: Sunny, 15°C

6pm: Clear, 15°C

7pm - 8pm: Clear, 14°C

9pm - 11pm: Clear, 13°C

Three hour forecast for Newcastle on Thursday October 27:

7am: Partly cloudy, 11°C

10am: Cloudy, 12°C

1pm - 4pm: Cloudy, 15°C

7pm - 10pm: Cloudy, 14°C

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