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There doesn’t look to be any disruption on the rail lines across the North East this morning.
According to the Met Office, today will see sunny spells but also showers, occasionally heavy.
Today: Rather cloudy, but with some brighter or sunny spells. Showers developing through the day, most frequent in the west, where they could turn heavy with a very isolated rumble of thunder. Light winds, and feeling warm in any sunny spells. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Tonight: Showers fading into the evening, with some clear spells likely. Low cloud, mist and the odd spot of drizzle then spreading inland from the North Sea. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
All of this information is from AA Traffic Maps.
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