The North East is in for an unsettled week of weather as a yellow warning comes into force amid further wintry spells of snow, sleet and rain.
According to the Met Office forecast, rain is increasingly set to turn to sleet and snow on Monday evening, with widespread frost and icy patches developing towards dawn as temperatures plummet to as low as -4°C in the region. Tuesday will get off to a cold but sunny start, with occasional snow showers and gusty winds from mid-morning,
The outlook for Wednesday is a bright and frosty morning before snow during the evening and rain overnight, giving way to a milder Thursday and Friday with further spells of rain. It comes as a yellow weather warning is in force from 5pm on Monday until 10am on Tuesday for snow and ice across the whole region.
