(01 May 2016, 9:28 am)Tom wrote Horrible weather today - will still head over when I get up though, hopefully it'll improve by then. Haven't got my camera though as I'm at my grandmas and I cba to go home and get it. To be fair it's a nightmare getting pics anyway.
Looking at the metcheck storm radar, it's a big rainy cloud passing over from the north west which looks like it should be clear of Gateshead by about 11am.