Hour-by-hour forecast as Storm Dennis brings gusts of up to 44mph to Hartlepool

Forecasters have warned of ‘very strong winds’ across the North East over the weekend and into as Storm Dennis hits the UK.

The latest yellow warning came into force on Sunday, February 16 at 10am and is due to be in place until 11am on Monday, February 17.

Hartlepool is expected to see gusts of up to 44 mph on Sunday with the wind expected to cause some disruption to roads and transport systems.

The Met Office has warned that some homes in the area could be at risk of short term power loss and coastal areas could be affected by spray and ‘large waves’.

Here is your hour-by-hour weather forecast for Sunday, February 16.

10am: Cloudy with 10% chance of rain, 7C, wind speed 14mph with gusts up to 31mph

11am: Cloudy with l0% chance of rain, 7C, wind speed 15mph with gusts up to 30mph

12pm: Cloudy with less than 5% chance of rain, 8C, wind speed 18mph with gusts up to 34mph

1pm: Cloudy with 10% chance of rain, 8C, wind speed 20mph with gusts up to 38mph

2pm: Sunny intervals with 10% chance of rain, 8C, wind speed 21mph with gust up to 39mph

3pm: Sunny with less than 5% chance of rain, 8C, wind speed 22mph with gusts up to 42mph

4pm: Sunny, 8C, wind speed 21mph with gusts up to 39mph

5pm: Hail showers, 7C, wind speed 24mph with gusts up to 44mph

6pm: Heavy rain, 5C, wind speed 19mph with gusts up to 38mph

7pm: Cloudy with 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 19mph with gusts up to 38mph

8pm: Light showers, 5C, wind speed 19mph with gusts up to 38mph

9pm: Clear night with less than 5% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 21mph with gusts up to 41mph

10pm: Partly cloudy with 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 22mph with gusts up to 43mph

11pm: Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, 5C, wind speed 23mph with gusts up to 44mph