Snow is expected to arrive this weekend, Met Office forecasters have said.

Temperatures are set to fall with “wintry showers” arriving on Friday (March 1) and into the weekend despite the new month marking the start of meteorological spring.

Charts suggest about a centimetre of the white stuff will fall on both Friday and Saturday.

It comes as more unsettled weather is predicted as we head into March.

The Northern Echo:

A Met Office spokesperson said: “The outlook for Friday to Sunday is unsettled with a mixture of sunny spells and showers or longer spells of rain which may have a wintry element, especially over high ground. It will be breezy at times and feeling cold.”

Lows of just 2C are forecast in some parts of the region on Friday.

What will the weather be like this week?

Today
Any early mist and fog patches soon clearing as winds strengthen and clouds thicken from the west through the morning. Outbreaks of rain soon spreading east, these heaviest and most persistent across western hills with many eastern areas largely dry. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

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Thursday
A bright start to Thursday with patchy cloud and sunny spells. Isolated showers move eastward across the area during the afternoon and may be wintry across the Pennines. Feeling breezy Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Friday to Sunday
Unsettled with a mixture of sunny spells and showers or longer spells of rain which may have a wintry element, especially over high ground. Breezy at times and feeling cold.