After a warm start to winter, with mild temperatures and very little snow, it looks like things will be cooling off in the coming weeks. Weather maps show that snow is heading our way next week with the Met Office warning of frost and ice over the weekend.
Despite a prediction of a second Beast from the East and worries over a storm dubbed the Troll from Trondheim, the actual winter storms have failed to materialise. However, temperatures towards the beginning of next week will be noticeably colder.
The BBC Weather Service is predicting temperatures of around 3C with wintry showers very likely. While weather maps from WXCharts are forecasting that Newcastle and the wider north east region can expect as much as 3cm an hour.
