North East weather: Weekend Met Office forecast as snow warning put in place
After a mild Christmas period, the new year has brought a new cold spell to the region.
Temperatures fell around the New Year period, with further dips expected over the coming days, with the potential of snowfall across the region.
This is what the Met Office is predicting for the coming days.
Friday will end as it began, cold but dry with temperatures falling to -3°C overnight into Saturday morning.
A yellow warning for snow is in place along the east coast of the UK, which impacts the majority of the North East including Newcastle, Sunderland, South Tyneside and North Tyneside. This will run throughout Saturday, coming to an end at midnight as we head into Sunday.
The warning for snow and ice suggests some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Motorists are also being told to be careful of untreated roads while pedestrians have been warned of potential injurues from slips and falls.
If there is any snowfall on Saturday, it will come into the afternoon with the Met Office not predicting any precipitation until around 11am, although the likkilhood increases into the evening. Overcast skies with sunny spells will not stop temperatures from barely rising above freezing.
Conditions will rise from -1°C at 7am to zero by 11am and again to 1°C from 1pm before quickly dipping back down after sunset. The weather service is warning the air may fee closer to -5°C at times.
Clear skies are the order of the day on Sunday, although this will mean further cold conditions. Met Office predictions suggest the air will be -2°C until around 11am, with the mercury not rising above 0°C throughout the day. Wind speeds of 14 miles per hour wil mean temperatures will feel even colder yet again.
The dry, cold conditions will continue into Monday, with many of our morning commutes taking place in -2°C conditions, rising to 1°C by 1pm with clear skies throughout the morning steadily clouding over into the afternoon and evening.