It is set to be a cloudy and overcast as the Met Office continues to predict high temperatures set to reach a peak of 17C.

Darlington will be rather overcast and even foggy according to the latest forecast by the Met Office as the UK moves ever closer to summer.

Today (May 15), residents can expect a high chance of rain from 9am this morning as well as later in the day around 4pm where another shower could hit.

The sun is due to set at 9:06pm.

Following a slightly wet start to the week, the forecaster has said this will continue with “locally heavy” outbreaks of rain from Thursday.

Here’s a full hour-by-hour forecast for Darlington today.

9am: 5C with 50% chance of rain

10am: 6C with 10% chance of rain

11am: 6C with 10% chance of rain

12pm: 7C with 10% chance of rain

1pm: 7C with 10% chance of rain

2pm: 7C with 10% chance of rain

3pm: 6C with 10% chance of rain

4pm: 5C with 40% chance of rain

5pm: 5C with 10% chance of rain

6pm: 4C with 10% chance of rain

7pm: 4C with 10% chance of rain

8pm: 3C with 10% chance of rain

9pm: 3C with 10% chance of rain

10pm: 3C with 10% chance of rain

11pm: 2C with 10% chance of rain

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The forecaster predicts: “Rather cloudy with low cloud, mist or fog affecting some coastal districts, especially first thing and again later in the day.

“Elsewhere, some brighter spells developing inland, with occasional showery rain, mainly in the south, during the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.