Hourly forecast for the North East as more snow set to hit today
After a wintry weekend the Met Office is forecasting further snow showers for the North East across today (January 5).
Temperatures are also set to struggle to get above freezing with a maximum temperature of just one degrees Celsius.
Check out the hourly forecast as the region remains in the grip of an Arctic blast.
Between 10am and 2pm further light snow showers are forecast for Sunderland, Newcastle and South Shields, with the Met Office predicting between a 50% and 70% chance of snow.
Temperatures will remain at freezing level this morning, rising to a high of one degree Celsius between 1pm and 2pm.
Between 3pm and 6pm the chance of snow varies between 30% and 40%, with temperatures falling back to freezing point.
Throughout the evening and night, skies will clear, with temperatures falling to a low of minus three degrees Celsius.
The winds will be light and from the North West