Durham County Council gritters are on standby as the region prepares for snow, with a yellow weather warning in place from the Met Office.

The council has announced that gritters will be salting the roads from 4pm today (Monday).

This includes all High Pennines routes, Low Pennines routes, and central and coastal routes.

Council gritters will remain on standby throughout the night, according to a statement from Durham County Council.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 19), gritters will be on standby on all High Pennines routes from 4am and all Low Pennines, central, and coastal routes from 5am.

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It comes as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for the North, with temperatures as low as -4C expected in Darlington overnight.

Snow is expected to start falling at 10pm on Monday and continue through the night.

Meanwhile, in Durham, temperatures are expected to drop to -5C overnight, with a 70 per cent chance of light snow.

A Met Office spokesperson warned of possible travel delays on roads, potentially stranded vehicles and passengers, and possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel.

The Met Office said: "A period of rain, sleet, and snow will occur during Monday evening, overnight into Tuesday morning.

"The most likely scenario is for most of the snow to accumulate on hills, with five to 10cm possible above 200 metres and perhaps as much as 15 to 20cm above 300 metres.

"There is a chance of snow settling at lower levels, where five to 10cm would prove much more disruptive—this remains uncertain, but seems most likely across parts of Yorkshire and Derbyshire."

As rain, sleet, and snow clear on Tuesday morning, ice may form on untreated surfaces.