Sunderland weather forecast as city set for mini heatwave ahead of Easter weekend

Today and tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 30 and 31, look to be the pick of the bunch, with sunshine and temperatures of up to 18C before Thursday turns cooler.

The Met Office forecast for the North East says today will be sunny and warm but tonight will turn chilly with a minimum of 4C.

Tomorrow will be fine before perhaps becoming cloudier in the north, with a little drizzle by evening and a maximum of 18C.

Thursday is likely to be cooler but mostly dry, with some sunny spells and a risk of frost overnight.

Chief Meteorologist Steve Ramsdale said: “Conditions will start to change through the day on Thursday as cooler air moves in from the north east, highs will fall by Friday, especially along the east coast. However, conditions are expected to remain dry for the majority.

"Through Sunday, an even colder pool of air will start to push in across the UK from the north west, bringing a notable change to temperatures compared to the start of the week.”

Day-by-day forecast

Weather conditions, temperature (feeling like)

Tuesday

1pm: Sunny, 17C (15C)

4pm: Sunny, 18C (16C)

7pm: Sunny, 16C (14C)

10pm: Clear, 13C (12C)

Wednesday

7am: Sunny intervals, 11C (10C)

10am: Sunny, 14C (13C)

1pm: Sunny intervals, 15C (14C)

4pm: Sunny intervals, 12C (11C)

7pm: Cloudy, 9C (6C)

10pm: Overcast, 7C (4C)

Thursday

7am: Overcast, 6C (3C)

10am: Cloudy, 7C (4C)

1pm: Cloudy, 7C (4C)

4pm: Sunny intervals, 7C (4C)

7pm: Cloudy, 6C (6C)

10pm: Cloudy intervals, 6C (6C)

Good Friday

7am: Cloudy, 5C (2C)

10am: Cloudy, 6C (3C)

1pm: Sunny intervals, 7C (4C)

4pm: Sunny intervals, 7C (4C)

7pm: Sunny intervals, 7C (4C)

10pm: Cloudy intervals, 6C (3C)

Easter Saturday

7am: Overcast, 4C (1C)

10am: Sunny intervals, 6C (4C)

1pm: Sunny intervals, 9C (7C)

4pm: Sunny intervals, 10C (9C)

7pm: Sunny intervals, 10C (8C)

10pm: Cloudy intervals, 7C (5C)

Easter Sunday

7am: Sunny, 5C (1C)

10am: Sunny, 8C (5C)

1pm: Sunny, 12C (8C)

4pm: Sunny, 12C (8C)

7pm: Sunny, 9C (6C)

10pm: Clear intervals, 7C 3(C)

Easter Monday

7am: Sunny intervals, 4C (-1C)

10am: Cloudy, 5C (1C)

1pm: Overcast, 7C (2C)

4pm: Cloudy, 7C (3C)

7pm: Cloudy, 6C (2C)

10pm: Cloudy, intervals 5C (1C)

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