Thousands head to the seaside on hottest day of the year in Northumberland

After a fine weekend, temperatures soared to 26C in Alnwick on Monday.

Many people headed to the coast where temperatures were slightly lower to spend time on beaches and take in some sun and sand, with some taking a dip in the sea.

It was also a busy day for boat trip operators, including from Seahouses, Amble and Berwick.

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Here’s the North East forecast for the coming days:

This afternoon (Monday) will be warm or very warm with skies remaining sunny and just the odd patch of cloud drifting by towards the evening.

Tonight will stay dry with largely clear skies and little to no cloud around for a time. During the early hours, areas of patchy cloud will build in from the north.

Tomorrow will turn less warm with variable cloud and sunny intervals along with the odd shower in the afternoon, these most likely in the west. Cloud thickening through the evening.

Wednesday will be dull and cooler, with plenty of cloud in the morning but cloud breaking up to reveal spells of sunshine in the afternoon. Thursday looks to be a warm day with sunny spells, but a few heavy showers are possible later in the day. Friday is set to become mostly cloudy with a few lingering showers, but it should turn dry with plenty of sunshine later.