Tyne Tees Weather - Next few days

The Cheviots - a wintry topping possible by the second half of this week Credit: NELSON ALLAN

SUNDAY DAY:

A fine, cold and sunny start, but cloud increasing from the west through the morning, with a little patchy rain possible later in the afternoon, perhaps becoming more persistent during the evening. Highs 10°C.

SUNDAY NIGHT:

Remaining cloudy and becoming breezy with outbreaks of rain, which may be locally heavy at times. Feeling a little milder than recent nights. Initial lows of 6 °C but temperatures rising into the early hours as winds increase.

MONDAY:

Cloudy with some generally light patchy rain or drizzle, mainly over western hills. More sheltered eastern areas remaining mostly dry with some bright intervals. Feeling quite mild with highs of 14 °C but breezy with gusts 20-30mph in exposure.

OUTLOOK:

Some rain at first on Tuesday, then drier and brighter.Windy on Wednesday and colder with some rain or squally showers. Thursday will be cold with squally, blustery showers, hail and thunder and wintry over hills.