MORE wintry weather is on the way to the North East and North Yorkshire this weekend, the Met Office has warned.
The national forecaster has issued a yellow weather warning for ice which could cause “some injuries from slips and falls” and “possible travel disruption” in North East areas on Saturday morning.
Covering Durham, North Yorkshire, Northumberland and the Scottish borders, the warning lasts until 10am on Saturday (April 2).
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It follows a frosty start to April across much of the UK on Friday with the mercury dropping to as low as -8C, which was recorded in Tulloch Bridge, Scotland.
The icy weather this month comes after the UK experienced its sunniest March since 1929.
A cold and frosty start #Saturday morning for many📉 Cloudier in the west with some showers, perhaps with a wintry mix on some hills🌦️❄️ Elsewhere decent sunny spells and a few isolated showers🌦️ pic.twitter.com/Hn2uK4bzTq
— Met Office (@metoffice) April 1, 2022
Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said overnight temperatures would be several degrees colder than the average for the time of year, with cities across the UK experiencing below freezing conditions.
Here's the forecast for today:
Mr Stroud said the wintry weather, which is being caused by Arctic air crossing the UK, is set to continue through the weekend.
He said: “It’s generally dry and cold, if not slightly less cold than we have had for the next few days.
“We’ve got an Arctic air flow established at the moment, that’s coming from a cold source.
The weather forecast for tomorrow:
“So we’ve basically got cold, clear air established across the UK.
“There’s also a lot of clear and sunny skies, especially to the western parts of the UK.”
Mr Stroud said temperatures should climb from around 10C averages over the weekend to around 14C on Monday as the Arctic air system moves away.
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