BBC Radio 2 In The Park Preston: Hour-by-hour weather forecast for Sunday

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The BBC Radio 2 In The Park festival is underway in Moor Park as the first full day of live music begins on Saturday.

But how does the weather look for the Sunday of the festival?

While the Pre-Party opened with a balmy Friday evening and gorgeous sunshine, and Saturday looks set to follow suit, there’s a more mixed forecast for Sunday (8 September).

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The Met Office has released its detail forecast for the day ahead, so let’s see how it’s looking

12midnight – 6am – If you’re still making your way back from the Saturday night then it’s dry and overcast with temperatures of 16 degrees.

6am – 9am – Sunrise at 6.33am, and temperatures staying at 16 degrees with a 20 per cent chance of rain

9am – 11am – The chance of rain increases to 30 per cent and temperatures rise to 18 degrees. There’s very little wind.

11am – 1pm – As the gates open it’s set to be a cloudy Sunday lunchtime, and the chance of rain creeps to 40 per cent

2pm – 4pm – Temperatures hit their high of 20 degrees, and we continue to see a 40 per cent chance of some showers

4pm – 7pm – The strongest chance of a shower during the day, up at 50 per cent. So make sure you’ve got a coat to pop on with you. Wind speed creeps up to 20mph or so.

7pm – 9pm – It will cloud over more heading towards the Pet Shop Boys headline set, which means the light show will definitely be very visible. Sunset is at 7.43pm, if we see it behind all the cloud.

9pm – 11pm – Temperatures at 17 degrees, and very little wind, but that chance of rain definitely remains as people head home and the festival pack-up begins

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