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Your pictures: Rain and shine as spring begins

Pamela TickellBBC News, North East and Cumbria
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Figaro A rainbow over a sandy beach. Rural fields and countryside houses can bee seen in the background.BBC Weather Watchers / Figaro
All the colours of the rainbow were seen in the skies above Amble, Northumberland

The first weeks of meteorological spring saw rain, cloud, sunshine, fog, snow and hail in the north-east of England and Cumbria.

In meteorology, the 1 March marks the start of spring, whereas astronomical spring will start this year on 20 March.

Our Weather Watchers captured the unsettled start to the season.

Here are some of our favourites.

News imageBBC Weather Watchers / The Lady and the Tramper A rainbow over a rural road. A stone wall borders the road and a field.BBC Weather Watchers / The Lady and the Tramper
Rainbows were spotted in Torver in Cumbria
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Jonny Gios A sheep in a field is sticking its tongue out. BBC Weather Watchers / Jonny Gios
The sheep enjoyed a spot of sunshine in Keswick
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / MackemIan A statue of a man in military gear with his head bowed is illuminated in silhouette. Rain clouds are overhead.BBC Weather Watchers / MackemIan
Rain clouds created a stunning backdrop in Seaham
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Spenny seasons A silhouette of a tree can barely be made out through the fog.BBC Weather Watchers / Spenny seasons
You could barely see the trees through the fog in Spennymoor
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / The Sheep Whisperer Four ducks stand on the bank in front of a river. It is a sunny day.BBC Weather Watchers / The Sheep Whisperer
Barnard Castle got some sunshine, much to the delight of the locals
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Dee The clouds are illuminated orange at sunset over the marina. The sky is reflected back in the water.BBC Weather Watchers / Dee
The sunset created warm colours in the sky over Hartlepool
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Noonoo67 A small dog on a beach at sunset.BBC Weather Watchers / Noonoo67
Meanwhile, our four-legged friends in Berwick-Upon-Tweed enjoyed the sunset too

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