Hour-by-hour forecast as Storm Dennis brings gusts of up to 53mph to Northumberland

Forecasters have warned of ‘very strong winds’ across the North East over the weekend and into as Storm Dennis hits the UK.

The latest yellow warning came into force on Sunday, February 16 at 10am and is due to be in place until 11am on Monday, February 17.

Northumberland is expected to see gusts of up to 53mph on Sunday with the wind expected to cause some disruption to roads and transport systems.

The Met Office has warned that some homes in the area could be at risk of short term power loss and coastal areas could be affected by spray and ‘large waves’.

Here is your hour-by-hour weather forecast for Sunday, February 16.

11am: Sunny intervals with a less than 5% chance of rain, 6C, wind speed 18mph with gusts up to 37mph

12pm: Cloudy with a 10% chance of rain, 7C, wind speed 19mph with gusts up to 38mph

1pm: Cloudy with a 10% chance of rain, 7C, wind speed 20mph with gusts up to 39mph

2pm: Cloudy with 10% chance of rain, 7C, wind speed 21mph with gust up to 41mph

3pm: Light rain showers, 7C, wind speed 21mph with gusts up to 42mph

4pm: Heavy showers, 5C, wind speed 24mph with gusts up to 48mph

5pm: Heavy showers, 4C, wind speed 22mph with gusts up to 47mph

6pm: Clear with 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 22mph with gusts up to 47mph

7pm: Clear with 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 22mph with gusts up to 46mph

8pm: Partly cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 22mph with gusts up to 47mph

9pm: Partly cloudy with less than 5% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 23mph with gusts up to 45mph

10pm: Cloudy with 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 24mph with gusts up to 49mph

11pm: Cloudy with 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 27mph with gusts up to 53mph