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Sunny day brightens wet and wild week

News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Cumbria Clicknologist A lake or tarn backed by mountains covered with a light dusting of snow. The sky is bright blue, which is reflected in the lake, with just few high clouds.BBC Weather Watchers / Cumbria Clicknologist
The latter part of the week brought bright blue skies to Cumbria

Once again it has been a wet and windy week across the north-east of England and Cumbria - although there was some welcome sunshine on Saturday.

And as always weather BBC Weather Watchers have been out in force.

Here are some of their images which caught our eye.

News imageWeather Watchers / IcyMike Fields astride a valley, with mountains in the background and lowering clouds above. It appears to be raining or snowing in the distance.Weather Watchers / IcyMike
Dramatic skies were spotted in Threlkeld
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / MackemIan A children's playground, surrounded by a small log fence with a yellow gate. In the centre is another circle with coloured shapes and numbers, and an arched rainbow structure over it. There are houses and a large but low building behind it, and the sky is cloudy with sun producing an almost prism effect through a gap.BBC Weather Watchers / MackemIan
A bit of sunshine peeked through the clouds in Sunderland
News imageWeather Watchers / Sue J A beach at low tide. There are stones and pebbles in the foreground and a large piece of wood, what looks to be the exposed remains of a wreck. Four people are walking around it, and a number of wind turbines can be seen out at sea. Weather Watchers / Sue J
Rough seas stripped down the beach at Redcar, exposing the remains of old wrecks
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Andy Artist A snowy scene of three small leafless trees standing in a field. To the left and in the distance a further three trees can be seen. The sky is grey, making the whole image appear to be in black and white. BBC Weather Watchers / Andy Artist
Snow led to monochrome scenes at Bowes in County Durham
News imageWeather Watchers / Figaro Close up of dwarf irises, with blue petals patterned with yellow and white.Weather Watchers / Figaro
Despite the weather there are signs spring is coming to Whitley Bay

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