IF you thought the snow had gone think again.

The Met Office says there could be a return at the weekend and has issued a Yellow Warning.

"A band of rain and hill snow will increasingly turn to snow to lower levels through Friday evening and overnight into Saturday," the Met Office said in a warning for North-East England.

"This band will gradually ease during Saturday morning as it moves south-westwards, allowing ice to form as it clears. Some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Icy patches are likely on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths."

Areas affected are said to be Northumberland, Durham, Gateshead, Darlington, Hartlepool, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland.

The Met Office's Chief Forecaster's said: "Rain will increasingly turn to hill snow above around 200m during Friday evening. By Saturday morning 5-10 cm of snow may accumulate on high ground above 200m. Some snow is expected even to low levels overnight into Saturday morning across the warning area with a patchy 1-2 cm possible in places."