Met Office: North East weather this weekend after 'Arctic blast'

The Yellow Warning for snow covers most of Scotland and the entire northern half of England, and is in place from 3pm today until 6am tomorrow (Sunday). The MetOffice says that people can expect the following:

• Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers
• Possible delays or cancellations to air travel
• Bus and train services may be delayed or cancelled, with some road closures and longer journey times possible
• Untreated pavements and cycle paths might be impassable
• A chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
• There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

The extended cold weather comes after Storm Larisa blanketed the North East in snow, leading to huge disruption in the region.

Read more: Storm Larisa blankets the North East in snow as children enjoy day off school

Here’s the hour-by-hour forecast for today, according to the Met Office:

9am – 0°C, overcast, feels like -1°C

10am – 2°C, overcast, feels like 0°C

11am – 3°C, cloudy, feels like 2°C

12pm – 3°C, overcast, feels like 2°C

1pm – 4°C, overcast, feels like 2°C

2pm – 5°C, overcast, feels like 3°C

3pm – 5°C, overcast, feels like 3°C

4pm – 4°C, overcast, feels like 2°C

5pm – 4°C, overcast, feels like 1°C

6pm – 4°C, overcast, feels like 0°C

7pm – 3°C, cloudy, feels like -1°C

8pm – 2°C, sleet, feels like -2°C

9pm – 1°C, light snow, feels like -3°C

10pm – 1°C, light snow, feels like -3°C

11pm – 1°C, light snow, feels like -4°C

A dog enjoying the snow in Wallsend. (Image: North News)

And this is the hour-by-hour forecast for Sunday, according to the Met Office:

9am – -1°C, cloudy, feels like -4°C

10am – 1°C, cloudy, feels like -2°C

11am – 3°C, sunny intervals, feels like 0°C

12pm – 3°C, sunny intervals, feels like 0°C

1pm – 3°C, sunny intervals, feels like 0°C

2pm – 3°C, cloudy, feels like -1°C

3pm – 3°C, cloudy, feels like 0°C

4pm – 3°C, overcast, feels like -1°C

5pm – 2°C, cloudy, feels like -1°C

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6pm – 1°C, cloudy, feels like -2°C

7pm – 1°C, cloudy, feels like -2°C

8pm – 1°C, overcast, feels like -3°C

9pm – 0°C, cloudy, feels like -3°C

10pm – 0°C, cloudy, feels like -3°C

11pm – 0°C, light rain, feels like -3°C

The forecast for next week is much milder with temperatures of 12°C and heavy rain expected across the North East on Monday.