North East weather: Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Friday and Saturday

If you had hopes of visiting the beach or local park this weekend, you may want to take a rain check - with downpours predicted across the North East come tomorrow and Saturday.

While the past couple of days have beautifully bright across Newcastle and its surrounding areas, tomorrow holds a different state of affairs. It looks to be partially cloudy at best for the most part, with light showers expected come mid afternoon.

Highs of 12C and lows of 6C are also expected to accompany the drab conditions.

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Saturday will see the weather worsen according to weather experts at the Met Office, with thick grey clouds soaking up any sun from start to finish. Light showers are expected from the outset and throughout, lasting until the evening. Temperatures between 9C and C are anticipated.

The Met Office says: "Breezy on Friday, with blustery showers for much of the day, some perhaps turning heavy for a time. Sunny intervals possible later.

"Maximum temperature 12 °C."

Hourly forecast for Friday, March 24 in Newcastle

6am: 7°C / Partially cloudy

7am: 7°C / Partially cloudy

8am: 8°C / Partially cloudy

9am: 9°C / Partially cloudy

10am: 9°C / Partially cloudy

11am: 10°C / Cloudy

12pm: 10°C / Light showers

1pm: 11°C / Light showers

2pm: 11°C / Cloudy

3pm: 11°C / Light showers

4pm: 11°C / Cloudy

5pm: 10°C / Cloudy

6pm: 9°C / Partially cloudy

7pm: 9°C / Partially cloudy

8pm: 8°C / Cloudy

9pm: 8°C / Cloudy

10pm: 8°C / Cloudy

11pm: 8°C / Cloudy

Three-hour forecast for Saturday, March 25 in Newcastle

6am: 7°C / Light rain

9am: 7°C / Light shower

12pm: 8°C / Light rain

3pm: 7°C / Light rain

6pm: 6°C / Cloudy

9pm: 6°C / Cloudy

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