Hour-by-hour forecast as gusts of winds expected to top 45mph as Storm Bella hits Northumberland
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The weather warning, which is in place for parts of Northumberland, comes into force at 3pm on Saturday, December 26, until 12pm on Sunday, 27, as Storm Bella hits most of England and Wales.
Forecasters estimate that gusts of wind could hit 46mph in the county with heavy rain expected on Saturday evening and into the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Hide AdA spokesman for the Met Office said: “The strong south-westerly winds will develop across parts of northern England and the far south of Scotland on Saturday afternoon, before transferring south-eastwards across the rest of England and Wales into Sunday morning, clearing by early Sunday afternoon.”


It follows calm conditions and sunshine for much of the North East on Christmas Day.
In Northumberland the rain is expected to start at around 6pm and last until the early hours of Sunday morning.
Strong winds are expected to ease with sunny spells forecast throughout Sunday.
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Hide AdDeputy Chief Meteorologist Tony Wardle, said: “Very strong winds will impact much of England and Wales, with particularly strong gusts on south west facing coasts.
“Heavy rain will also move in from the north, with heavy downpours through the afternoon in Scotland and Northern Ireland moving south across England and Wales overnight.”
Here’s an hour by hour forecast throughout the weather warning (temperature, conditions, wind gust speed):
Saturday, December 26:
1pm: 7C, cloudy, 33mph
2pm: 7C, cloudy, 36mph
3pm: 7C, cloudy, 40mph
4pm: 7C, cloudy, 41mph
5pm: 6C, overcast, 43mph
6pm: 6C, 40% chance of light rain, 45mph
7pm: 6C, 50% chance of light rain, 46mph
8pm: 5C, 70% chance of light rain, 46mph
9pm: 5C, heavy rain, 44mph
10pm: 6C, heavy rain, 40mph
11pm: 6C, heavy rain, 38mph
Sunday, December 27:
12am: 6C, 90% chance of heavy rain, 35mph
1am: 5C, 80% chance of heavy rain, 28mph
2am: 5C, cloudy, 30mph
3am: 3C, 80% chance of heavy rain, 31mph
4am: 2C, cloudy, 24mph
5am: 2C, clear, 26mph
6am: 1C, clear, 26mph
7am: 1C, clear, 28mph
8am: 1C, clear, 30mph
9am: 1C, sunny, 30mph
10am: 2C, sunny, 30mph
11am: 3C, sunny intervals, 31mph
12pm: 3C, sunny intervals, 27mph