Your hour by hour forecast as North East set to be battered by 50mph winds
Strong winds and rain are set to hit the region today (March 12) with the potential for disruption to travel.
A weather warning for strong winds is in place for Sunderland, Newcastle, and South Shields until 8pm with winds forecast to hit speeds of 52mph.
Between 10am and midday, winds are forecast to gust between 50 and 52mph, with an 80% to 90% chance of light rain.
After midday, winds are forecast to gradually ease with gusts of 49mph at 1pm falling to gusts of 37mph at 4pm and 29mph at 5pm. However, as the winds decrease during this period, the light rain will be replaced by a greater than 95% probability of heavy and persistent rain.
From 6pm winds are forecast to to gust up to 30mph with the rainfall gradually dissipating.
Temperatures will rise to an early afternoon high of 13 degrees Celsius but it will feel more like 8 degrees Celsius in the strong south westerly winds.