The Met Office forecasts potential for ‘some significant snow accumulations in places’ across the region in the coming days
People braving the wintry conditions in Newcastle.(Image: PA)
Many parts of the North East woke up to snow on Saturday as temperatures plunged across the region. But more is to come, according to weather experts.
Sunday was predicted to be largely dry across the region with a risk of a few light snow showers along the coast. The Met Office said it would feel “bitterly cold in the brisk breeze, with temperatures struggling to rise above freezing for many”.
A yellow warning for ice was in place, covering the whole of the North East. However, weather maps show that more snow will fall during January. ChronicleLive is bringing all the latest weather updates here.
Weather maps from wxcharts.com show just when snow is likely to fall. According to the latest charts, more white stuff is coming our way over several days in January.
First, there is risk of snow showers in coastal areas between 6am and 9am on Monday, January 5. However, these appear to be short lived and are at the very edge of the coastline before moving away.
A map from wxcharts.com showing snow in the North East on Wednesday, January 7, at 9pm.(Image: WXCharts)
More wintry showers and rain can be seen on the maps on Tuesday, January 6, at around midday. These clear away by 6pm.
Then a band of snow, seen on the charts in purple, heads towards the North East on the night of Wednesday, January 7. At 9pm, it can be seen over the whole region. This clears away by midnight.
There are a few days of respite before a band of snow heads for the North East again on the night of Wednesday, January 14. At midnight, that band covers the whole region again and some wintry showers continue on Thursday, January 15, though these are only over some northern parts, mostly Northumberland.
According to the Met Office UK long range forecast from Tuesday, January 8, to Saturday, January 17, the weather is “rather changeable”. This is “as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to cross the UK from the west to bring occasional outbreaks of rain, but preceded by snow in some areas, more especially central, northern and eastern parts of the UK, perhaps giving some significant snow accumulations in places, particularly on northern hills.”
The weather experts add: “These low pressure systems, whilst could bring some periods of strong winds, will be interspersed with quieter, drier interludes under transient ridges of high pressure with the potential for frost, and wintry showers along coasts exposed to northerly winds. A continuation of this general pattern is favoured into the following week, although perhaps with temperatures trending closer to average such that the frequency of wintry hazards, especially in the south, may reduce slightly.”
Please note that this information was correct at the time of writing. Weather forecasts frequently change. People are advised to check the latest weather updates here.