The North East is set for another chilly with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for snow and ice for the region. 

An alert for snow showers is active, after snow started to develop during Tuesday evening and continued overnight into Wednesday morning, initially in the north of the area before spreading south later in the night. 

Temperatures plummeted to -3C overnight and forecasters are predicting it will not get much above freezing throughout the day (Wednesday, November 20).

There will be cloudy spells in the morning, with a chance of precipitation, before winter sunshine arrives in the afternoon. 

Here is the full hour by hour weather forecast (forecast based on a Durham location):

  • 8am – -1C (40% chance of rain)
  • 9am - 0C (30% chance of rain)
  • 10am – 1C (20% chance of rain)
  • 11am – 1C (<5% chance of rain) 
  • 12pm – 2C (<5% chance of rain)
  • 1pm – 2C (<5% chance of rain)
  • 2pm – 2C (<5% chance of rain)
  • 3pm – 1C (<5% chance of rain)
  • 4pm – 0C (<5% chance of rain) 
  • 5pm – -1C (<5% chance of rain) 
  • 6pm – -1C (<5% chance of rain)
  • 7pm – -1C (<5% chance of rain)
  • 8pm –  -1C (<5% chance of rain) 
  • 9pm – -2C (<5% chance of rain) 
  • 10pm – -2C (<5% chance of rain)
  • 11pm – -2C (<5% chance of rain)

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A Mt Office spokesperson said: "Bright and feeling bitter on Wednesday with sunshine and periods of brisk northwesterly winds. Wintry showers for coastal areas likely through the morning. Mostly fine in afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

"A very cold night with a severe overnight frost developing, particularly in rural areas. Winds decreasing mostly light but brisker near the coast. Minimum temperature -8 °C."

A Met Office spokesperson said: