North East weather: Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday

The weather forecast is a mixed bag over the coming days, with clouds and rain expected tomorrow before much sunnier spells land on Wednesday.

There'll be sunny intervals tomorrow morning according to experts at the Met Office, however, showers are expected around midday before the thick white clouds swoop the skies. It's looking to be gloomy from midday, all the way through until Wednesday.

But as the 22nd of March rolls around, North East residents will be able to lap up much nicer weather, with a sunnier day in general to look forward to. Forecasters expect sun from start to finish, with reasonable temperatures between 11C and 7C anticipated.

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The Met Office says: "Rather cloudy during the morning, with heavy showers. These will ease during the afternoon, with some sunny spells developing before more persistent rain and stronger winds arrive during the evening.

"Maximum temperature 12 °C."

Hourly forecast for Tuesday, March 21 in Newcastle

6am: 10°C / Cloudy

7am: 10°C / Cloudy

8am: 10°C / Sunny

9am: 11°C / Sunny intervals

10am: 11°C / Sunny intervals

11am: 11°C / Light shower

12pm: 12°C / Light shower

1pm: 12°C / Cloudy

2pm: 12°C / Cloudy

3pm: 12°C / Cloudy

4pm: 12°C / Sunny intervals

5pm: 11°C / Cloudy

6pm: 11°C / Cloudy

7pm: 10°C / Cloudy

8pm: 10°C / Cloudy

9pm: 10°C / Cloudy

10pm: 10°C / Cloudy

11pm: 10°C / Cloudy

Light showers on Tuesday will make way for sunnier spells mid-week (Newcastle Chronicle)

Three-hour forecast for Wednesday, March 22 in Newcastle

6am: 10°C / Partially cloudy

9am: 9°C / Sunny

12pm: 10°C / Sunny intervals

3pm: 10°C / Sunny

6pm: 9°C / Sunny

9pm: 8°C / Cloudy

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