The North East looks set for a weekend of pleasant warm weather over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
According to the Met Office, the region will experience dry weather with bright spells which will be good news for those of us looking forward to catching some rays over the period. This will form part of a small heatwave on a national level with the UK set to be warmer than parts of Spain over Easter!
As the weekend ensues, the leading meteorologists have forecast that cloudy and windy conditions could head the way of the North East. In fact, on Easter Monday, there is a chance of some rain in the region.
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According to the Met Office, the conditions should be as follows from Friday through to Monday: "Largely dry with bright or sunny spells, however low cloud and mist may affect coastal parts. Generally feeling warm, but cooler by the coast with a strengthening breeze. Maximum temperature 18 °C."
"A cloudy start Saturday, with the odd spot of rain, but becoming drier and brighter. Largely dry Sunday, although cloud and wind increasing. Cloudy Monday, with patchy rain and drizzle."
Nationwide, temperatures are set to hit their highest levels of the year so far. Brits are set for a blistering Easter with temperatures reaching highs of 23C on Good Friday before they plummet again next week.
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A high pressure over the UK over the next few days means that there will be plenty of dry weather and several days of temperatures in excess of 20C. While airports are full of tourists looking to head away over the Easter break, it won’t be necessary to fight the long queues to get some sunshine as the hottest day of the year so far is expected to arrive on Friday.
Temperatures will be similar to those on the Spanish Costas and it will be warmer than Barcelona over the weekend. After several weeks of icy weather, the temperatures are going to be above average during the holiday but then next week they are going to drop back down again with parts of the UK back to single figures. A high pressure over the UK is bringing the warmer weather.
Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin said that the heavy showers for parts of the UK on Wednesday will gradually move away for the sunnier weather to arrive today.
He said: "For most it is a dry night, a clear night across northern and eastern parts. "Further south though and across eastern parts we are going to see a lot of mist and low cloud forming so quite a grey start to Thursday across the Midlands, Wales and south west England, around western coasts, particularly across the Irish Sea, so quite murky to begin with here on Thursday, that’ll take a while to clear away."
"Generally it is going to be dry day for most places and probably brightening up a little after that grey start some decent spells of sunshine over northern England. It is eastern England where the temperatures are likely to get into the high teens, maybe up again over 20C in a few places," said Mr Deakin.
"For most Good Friday is set [to be] fair, fine and dry, probably a sunnier day. Certainly good spells of sunshine through the morning and some cloud will bubble up through the day, there is the possibility of one or two scattered showers during the afternoon but for most it should be dry.
"Again some coasts will be cooler and may stay murky but for most it is looking pretty pleasant with temperatures above average for the time of year, mid-high teens, 20C, 21C, maybe a little higher across the South East on Good Friday afternoon, maybe 22C or 23C in some spots."
