Summer sunshine in Northumberland - hour-by-hour guide to when temperatures are set to soar and weekend weather forecast

The Met Office says tomorrow, Friday, July 31, will be a hot one, with temperatures as high as 21C – that’s 70F.

But you’ll need to make the most of it – the outlook for the weekend is less appetising.

Friday’s forecast is for prolonged periods of sunshine and turning hot for many and increasingly humid later. The odd heavy shower may develop in the south of the region by the evening. But Saturday will be much fresher with sunny spells and a few showers, mainly on Saturday night and the weather could turn wetter and windier during Monday.

Here’s what to expect hour-by-hour on Friday, July 31 :

8am: Sunny 16C

9am: Sunny 18C

10am: Sunny 19C

11am: Sunny 19C

Noon: Sunny 20C

1pm: Sunny 21C

2pm: Sunny 21C

3pm: Sunny 21C

4pm: Sunny 20C

5pm: Sunny 22C

6pm: Sunny intervals 20C

7pm: Sunny intervals 19C

8pm: Sunny intervals 19C

Saturday August 1 weather forecast;

Early morning: Sunny intervals, 16C

Mid morning: Cloudy, 18C

Early afternoon: Cloudy, 19C

Mid afternoon: Cloudy, 19C

Evening: Sunny intervals, 18C

Sunday August 2 weather forecast;

Early morning: Sunny, 13C

Mid morning: Sunny intervals, 16C

Early afternoon: Sunny intervals, 17C

Mid afternoon: Chance of showers, 18C

Evening: Sunny intervals, 17C

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