Summer sunshine in Sunderland - hour-by-hour guide to when temperatures are set to soar and weekend weather forecast

The Met Office says tomorrow, Friday, July 31, will be a hot one, with temperatures as high as 22C – that’s 71.6F.

But you’ll need to make the most of it – the outlook for the weekend is less appetising.

Friday’s forecast is for prolonged periods of sunshine and turning hot for many and increasingly humid later. The odd heavy shower may develop in the south of the region by the evening. But Saturday will be much fresher with sunny spells and a few showers, mainly on Saturday night and the weather could turn wetter and windier during Monday.

Here’s what to expect hour-by-hour on Friday, July 31 :

8am: Sunny 17C

9am: Sunny 18C

10am: Sunny 18C

11am: Sunny 19C

Noon: Sunny 20C

1pm: Sunny 21C

2pm: Sunny 21c

3pm: Sunny 21C

4pm: Sunny 22C

5pm: Sunny intervals 21C

6pm: Sunny intervals 20C

7pm: Sunny intervals 20C

8pm: Sunny intervals 20C

Saturday August 1 weather forecast;

Early morning: Sunny, 17C

Mid morning: Sunny with cloudy intervals, 19C

Early afternoon: Sunny with cloudy intervals, 20C

mid afternoon: Sunny with cloudy intervals, 20C

Evening: Sunny, 19C

Sunday August 2 weather forecast;

Early morning: Cloudy, 14C

Mid morning: Chance of rain showers, 16C

Early afternoon: Sunny with cloudy intervals, 19C

mid afternoon: Sunny with cloudy intervals, 19C

Evening: Sunny with cloudy intervals, 18C