Much of Scotland and the North West have been issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice this coming week as the forecaster warns the North East still could be affected by extreme weather.

Snow showers and longer spells of snowfall have been predicted to hit the UK on Tuesday (January 16) as the Met Office states that areas not under the yellow warning could still see icy weather.

Currently, the only parts of the region under the warning include Barnard Castle, Stanhope and the Durham Dales but misses major cities including Durham and Newcastle. 

The Northern Echo: Weather warning in place over UK.

However, despite not being under the current yellow warning for snow and ice this does not mean much of the region is in the clear, says experts.

The Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS) warns of the potential impacts caused by severe weather and the likelihood of those impacts occurring.

They said: "This does not mean that areas outside the warning area will not see severe weather, just that the more extreme impacts are expected within the warning zone. 

"Therefore although much of the area you cover is outside the warning area this does not mean you will escape completely."

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From the extreme weather, the Met Office has also stated that motorists should expect travel delays, power cuts could occur, delays can affect transport and rural communities may be cut off.

Whilst no snow has been forecast as of yet, temperatures are set to drop to a low of -3C in Darlington and winds are to peak at 16mph. 

Tuesday will be "increasingly cold", according to experts.