WEATHER LATEST: Hour-by-hour forecast as Met Office issues Yellow warning for high winds for Sunderland today

A yellow warning for wind will be in place across Sunderland today from 6am until 3pm as Met Office forecasters predict the windy weather will start easing from Friday.

The warning comes after the city was battered by Storm Eunice and Storm Dudley last week, causing damage to buildings and the closure of the northern section of Fawcett Street.

Today is expected to bring strong winds with rain later in the day.

The Met Office said: “A bright but very windy start for most, with gales in places. Some patchy light rain at times, mainly over western hills, but brighter spells to the east. Heavier rain and hill snow moving southeast later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.”

This is your hour-by-hour Sunderland weather forecast for today.

10am: Sunny with gusts of up to 34 mph, 9°C

11am: Sunny with gusts of up to 38 mph, 9°C

12pm: Sunny intervals with gusts of up to 45 mph, 10°C

1pm: Sunny intervals with gusts of up to 45 mph, 10°C

2pm: Sunny intervals with gusts of up to 46 mph, 10°C

3pm: Sunny intervals with gusts of up to 44 mph, 10°C

4pm: Sunny with gusts of up to 41 mph, 10°C

5pm: Sunny intervals with gusts of up to 43 mph, 9°C

6pm: Rain with gusts of up to 39 mph, 9°C

7pm: Rain with gusts of up to 33 mph, 7°C

8pm: Rain with gusts of up to 32 mph, 6°C

9pm: Rain with gusts of up to 32 mph, 5°C

10pm: Rain with gusts of up to 28 mph, 5°C

11pm: Rain with gusts of up to 27 mph, 5°C

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