Northumberland is set for a bright - but breezy - day

The Met Office says Wednesday will be windy and cold, with a maximum temperature of 5C under the clear skies.

What will the weather be like in Northumberland this morning?

This morning will see clear skies and bright sunshine, though the temperature will struggle to get above 5C.

What about this afternoon?

The early afternoon will see the sunshine give way to cloud cover for a short time, though it should remain dry and the skies should be clear again.

What will the weather be like this evening and tonight in Northumberland?

The skies will remain clear all night, though that means temperatures will fall as low as 2C, feeling more like -2C in the brisk southwesterly wind.

What will the weather be like tomorrow?

Tomorrow is more of a mixed bag, with cloud cover returning around 9am and rain arriving around teatime which is set to last most of the evening. The rain will ease in the early hours but is set to linger

through Friday morning.

What is the long-term forecast for the North East?

The Met Office UK outlook for Friday and Saturday, December 13 and 14 says the pattern of mixed sunshine and showers is set to continue: “Friday and Saturday, increasingly windy with sunshine and blustery showers or longer spells of rain, possibly wintry over hills.

“Rather cold throughout.”