While households across the North East may have been greeted with laying snow this morning, the ice soon thawed making way for a rather pleasant and sunny day.
However, the yellow weather warnings for snow and ice have been extended across the week - with further warnings in place for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tomorrow's forecast looks to be sunny in the morning before the clouds sweep over by early afternoon.
Temperatures are expected to bounce between 4C and -1C.
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Thursday's outlook is much more drab however, starting cloudy and turning overcast by mid-afternoon. Snowfall is expected to come at around 3pm, with the dark grey clouds remaining for the rest of the evening. Highs of 4C and lows of 2C are anticipated.
The Met Office said: "A bright, cold, and frosty start with scattered snow showers along coastlines. Cloudier through the afternoon with the odd snow shower pushing inland at times.
"Maximum temperature 3 °C."
Hourly forecast for Newcastle on Wednesday, March 8
6am: Clear, -2°C
7am: Sunny, -2°C
8am: Sunny, -1°C
9am: Sunny, 0°C
10am: Sunny, 1°C
11am: Partially cloudy, 2°C
12pm: Cloudy, 3°C
1pm: Partially cloudy, 3°C
2pm: Cloudy, 3°C
3pm: Partially cloudy, 3°C
4pm: Partially cloudy, 3°C
5pm: Cloudy, 2°C
6pm: Cloudy, 2°C
7pm: Partially cloudy, 2°C
8pm: Light snow, 1°C
9pm: Cloudy, 1°C
10pm: Cloudy, 1°C
11pm: Light snow, 0°C
Three-hour forecast for Newcastle on Thursday, March 9
6am: Cloudy, 0°C
9am: Cloudy, 1°C
12pm: Cloudy, 3°C
3pm: Light snow, 3°C
6pm: Overcast, 3°C
9pm: Overcast, 3°C
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