It's often said that you know The Hoppings is coming to town as it absolutely pours down and, in keeping with tradition, we've had a quite a bit of rain this week!

That said, for the past two years The Hoppings has actually enjoyed a lot of sunshine, particularly last year as the whole of the country basked in a heatwave.

The famous travelling funfair kicks off at the Town Moor in Newcastle on Friday, June 21 and we now have a list of The Hoppings rides for this year which include Hoppings white knuckle ride s like Air, MACH5 and Bomber, as well as old favourite Tagada.

While we can't give you an hour by hour, or even day by day forecast for The Hoppings as we're still over a week away but here is a long range forecast for Newcastle...

Thursday, June 20 - 17°C, 40% chance of rain

Friday, June 21 - 15°C, 20% chance of rain

Saturday, June 22 - 16°C, 10% chance of rain

Sunday, June 23 - 17°C, 20% chance of rain

Monday, June 24 - 18°C, 20% chance of rain

Tuesday, June 25 - 17°C, 20% chance of rain

Wednesday, June 26 - 17°C, 50% chance of rain