Snow is set to fall on parts of the UK this week but will there be any in Darlington?

Snow showers are expected on the North sea coast, including Scotland and the North East of England from Wednesday (November 29) and heading into the weekend.

Oli Claydon, a spokesman for the Met Office said: “There will be snow showers but we are not likely to see significant accumulation on the ground.”

Meanwhile, parts of rural eastern England could see temperatures as low as -5C.

“We could see some snow moving into southeastern parts of the UK towards the end of the week, including Hampshire,” Oli added.

“However, it may also remain dry.”

The Met Office has also said the rest of the UK will see frosty weather from Tuesday (November 28), with temperatures forecast to dip as low as -8C in sheltered hills and glens in Scotland.

But what does the weather have in store for Darlington?

Will it snow in Darlington this week?

It looks like Darlington could have a slight chance of some snow for the first time this week on Wednesday, as a band of snow moves toward the area, according to WX Charts which is run by MetDesk.

The Northern Echo: Do you remember when it last snowed in Darlington?Do you remember when it last snowed in Darlington? (Image: Getty)

Currently, the weather chart is showing around 0.2-0.6cm could fall in the early hours of the morning (6am).

More snow is expected on Thursday morning (November 30) at the same time, with around 0.2cm.

On Friday (November 1) at 9am, 1-1.5cm of snow could settle, with further snow predicted on Sunday (December 3) at 6pm which could see 0.2-0.6cm.

The BBC weather forecast says temperatures on Thursday will be 4C, with lows of 0C and a gentle breeze will accompany sleet throughout the day.

Sleet showers are also predicted by the BBC for most of Friday with temperatures of 4C and lows of -1C.

The Northern Echo: This is when snow could fall for the first time in Darlington this weekThis is when snow could fall for the first time in Darlington this week (Image: WX Charts)

Sunday could see temperatures of 3C with lows of -2C and intervals of sleet from 6pm until 12am.

At the moment, sleet will continue going into next week on Monday (December 4).

BBC Weather presenter and meteorologist Simon King said: "It's going to be a cold week with temperatures only around 2 to 7 degrees Celsius - which is below the average for the time of year."

He added: "With a cold north easterly wind, snow showers will come into northern and eastern areas of the UK and while this will mostly be over high ground, there's a chance that there could be snow to low levels for a time.

Will the UK get snow this winter? 

"There's also a small possibility of getting some sleet or snow to southern areas of the UK later in the week too.

"Forecasting snow in the UK, in December is actually really tricky. Being an island, it's typically not quite cold enough and we still have a battle between milder tropical air and colder Arctic air.

"While we still have the battle of the air masses, how much rain that turns into sleet or snow is always a difficult forecast to make."

You can keep up to date with the winter weather forecast in Darlington and County Durham on the Met Office and BBC Weather websites.