The Met Office have extended a weather warning as the North East braces itself for up to 20cm of snow and icy conditions heading into the weekend.
The leading meteorologists issued a yellow weather warning to the region earlier this week, forming part of a number that are in place across the country for wintry hazards as temperatures plummeted.
According to their forecasts, the cold snap is set to bring the risk of sleet and snow in the North East with ice especially in coastal areas and overnight frost as we head towards the weekend.
