This is how long the Met Office forecast predicts the warm weather will last in the North East
After an initial warm spell earlier this month, the end of April has seen temperatures ramp up again, but how long will they be around?
Conditions picked up over the weekend with those of us returning to work on Monday seeing a sunny day through office windows - a sight which has continued through this week.
The Met Office forecast has predicted things may be changing in the coming days, however - and those with a three day weekend may want to look away now.
How long will the warm spell continue in the North East?
The Met Office believes temperatures will continue to rise this week, peaking at 25°C in the early afternoon on Thursday, May 1.
With each day this week warmer than the day before, this trend will come to an end on Friday when conditions come crashing back down to earth. After the warmest day of the year on Thursday, temperatures will fall to overnight lows of 7 °C on Friday, May 2 and only rise as high as 14°C through the final day of the working week.
The weekend is set to see much of the same with overcast skies and highs of 13°C - conditions which are expected to continue into the new week, so we should all make the most of the warm weather while we can!
The weather service’s medium range forecast runs from the start of next week until mid-May and reads predicts the North East will see: “Mainly dry with spells of sunshine across the UK at the start of this period.
“A few showers are likely in places, mainly along coasts in the north and east, with a very small chance of some heavy showers in the far south early on Sunday. Into the following week, little change with a large amount of dry weather and sunny spells. Some showers or longer spells of rain may develop at times and if they do they are most likely to affect the north of the UK with little rainfall further south.
It adds: “Winds will mostly be light, but could become stronger at times in the far north. Temperatures will generally be near normal or slightly above.”
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