Met Office: Snow to fall in County Durham and Darlington

Across the month, flurries of snow and a more significant downpour of 'winter weather' will hit several locations across the region. 

According to weather map service WXCharts, County Durham and Darlington will experience snow on Saturday (December 7), as well as December 17 and 18. 

Snow and rain forecast for County Durham and Darlington on December (Image: WXCHARTS) It's expected that the snow will arrive as temperatures drop from the end of this week, with temperatures falling to freezing or one degree in many parts of County Durham and Darlington. 

Here's what the Met Office has said: 

Today: An area of cloud and rain, with some hill snow, will move south during the morning clearing to brighter spells and showers into the afternoon. The showers will become largely confined to coastal districts. Breezy and feeling cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight: Any coastal showers easing to leave a largely dry night, with clear spells and a widespread frost forming with some icy patches in places. Chance of freezing fog patches. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

The weather map for December 17 (Image: WXCHARTS) Tuesday: A cold and frosty start. Otherwise, largely dry, with sunny spells throughout the day. Cloud and rain, with some hill snow, arriving by evening. Rain and hill snow overnight. Cold. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Early rain and hill snow clearing to leave drier and brighter conditions on Wednesday. Overnight rain, locally heavy, clearing to brighter skies and heavy showers Thursday. Drier and brighter Friday.

The longer term forecast

Friday, December 6 and Sunday,  December 15: A spell of wet and windy weather is likely to impact most areas for a time during Friday and into Saturday.

Colder, showery and windy conditions follow over the weekend. High pressure is likely to have increasing influence into the following week with more settled conditions becoming established for a time.

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This should mean a good deal of dry weather with overnight frosts along with morning fog patches for some regions.

Through to the end of this period, there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged settled/drier weather.

Temperatures vary around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.