Northumberland and Durham are expected to be hit by heavy rain and ice as the Met Office has issued two weather warnings.
The news comes after the UK was battered by Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice this week causing travel disruptions, damage to buildings and homes left without power.
While Storm Eunice is expected to end on Friday night, the Met Office has issued two further warnings covering both Northumberland and Durham.
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The yellow warning for ice will be in place from 6pm on Friday evening until 9am on Saturday. The warning states that a mixture of wintry showers and clear spells are likely to lead to a cold night with some icy stretches developing on untreated surfaces.
Icy patches will form on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths along with the possibility of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
A Met Office statement on the ice warning outlines: "Brisk northwesterly winds will continue to bring increasingly wintry showers across this area overnight on Friday and at first on Saturday.
"Some snow is likely to accumulate over around 200m (another 10-15cm over Scottish Mountains), but the wintry mix is more likely to bring a risk of icy roads and pavements, as surfaces left wet by showers (or hail/snow/slush) then fall below freezing.
"Most showers will ease by Saturday morning."
A second yellow warning states that heavy rain is expected to lead to some disruption. The warning is in place from midnight on Saturday until 6pm on Sunday. The affected areas are Durham and Northumberland.
A statement from the Met Office outlines: "A band of heavy rain will affect parts of northwest England on Sunday, and become slow-moving for a time, with some very heavy rain, especially over high ground.
"The duration and intensity of the rainfall could bring widespread totals of 20 to 40 mm, but some exposed sites may see 75 to 100mm on Sunday - however - this will fall on to already-saturated ground.
"The rain should clear south by Sunday evening."
Here's the five day weather forecast
Today
Storm Eunice will bring rain and hill snow first thing, before clearing away northeastwards to allow a brighter spell to develop during the morning. Further wintry showers arriving from the west during the afternoon. Gales developing later in the day. Maximum temperature 4C.
Tonight
Further bands of rain, sleet and hill snow moving across the region overnight. Windy, with gales at first, easing later. A fairly widespread frost, with ice risk on hills. Minimum temperature -1C.
Saturday
A chilly start on Saturday, with some wintry showers, mainly on western hills. Elsewhere, it should be a largely dry day, with bright or sunny spells. Less windy. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 7C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday
Early rain, heavy at times, clearing to blustery showers on Sunday. Widespread gales. Windy with sunny spells and wintry showers on Monday. Rain clearing to showers on Tuesday. Staying windy.
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