Snow could cause more disruption this week after a yellow weather warning was put in place across the North East on Thursday and Friday.
The Met Office has already introduced a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across the region between 12am on Monday and 10am Wednesday. It said: "Snow showers are likely to cause some disruption to travel with a small chance of more widespread disruption for some."
Forecasters have now announced that snow could return at the end of the week. They have put a second yellow weather warning in place between 3am on Thursday and 6pm on Friday.
The Met Office said: "Heavy snow has the potential to cause significant disruption on Thursday and Friday."
Snow is predicted to develop widely across the warning area, which covers most of Scotland and extends down to Wales and the midlands.
Parts of northern England, north Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to see the worst of the conditions on Thursday. On Friday, the heaviest snow will be in northern England and Scotland.
The Met Office said there could be 5 to 10cm of snow and higher elevations of the North Pennines may see as much as 30 to 40cm.
In addition, there is potential for strong winds, which may lead to blizzard conditions and drifting of lying snow.
The forecaster also said there is a chance power cuts could occur and roads could become blocked by deep snow.
It comes as an area of deep low pressure moves across the UK with the heaviest snow expected on Friday.
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