North East snow hour-by-hour forecast as weather warning approaches

Catherine Addison-Swan
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Sleet and snow could continue into Tuesday evening at the coast
-Credit: (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)


Winter weather will arrive with a bang on Monday night as temperatures plunge and snow sweeps across the country, with a warning in force for the North East.

Following a cold but largely sunny Monday, it will drop to as low as -6°C overnight in the region as "a swathe of sleet and snow" moves in, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office. Heavy snow is expected over the Pennines, with the North East waking up to icy patches and severe frost.

The snow is set to clear for much of the region on Tuesday morning, although "blustery wintry showers" will continue to affect coastal areas where further sleet and snow could persist into the evening. Daytime temperatures will peak at just 3°C, with the rest of the week expected to be "bright but bitter" with brisk winds, severe frosts, and the possibility of further snow and ice.

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The Met Office yellow warning, which covers the whole of the North East, is in place for snow and ice from 7pm on Monday until 10am on Tuesday, advising that the wintry weather could lead to some disruption. There is a chance that bus and train services may be delayed or cancelled, with some road closures and longer journey times possible.

There is also a "small chance" of power cuts and that some rural communities in the region could become cut off by snow. Here's what the forecast looks like hour-by-hour in Newcastle when the weather warning is in place and beyond.

Hour-by-hour forecast for Monday, November 18 in Newcastle

  • 7pm: 1°C / Cloudy / 10% chance of precipitation

  • 8pm: 1°C / Cloudy / 10% chance of precipitation

  • 9pm: 1°C / Cloudy / 20% chance of precipitation

  • 10pm: 1°C / Overcast / 30% chance of precipitation

  • 11pm: 1°C / Light snow / 50% chance of precipitation

Hour-by-hour forecast for Tuesday, November 19 in Newcastle

  • 6am: 1°C / Sleet shower / 70% chance of precipitation

  • 7am: 1°C / Light snow shower / 70% chance of precipitation

  • 8am: 1°C / Light snow shower / 60% chance of precipitation

  • 9am: 1°C / Light snow shower / 60% chance of precipitation

  • 10am: 1°C / Sunny intervals / 50% chance of precipitation

  • 11am: 2°C / Sunny intervals / 50% chance of precipitation

  • 12pm: 3°C / Sunny intervals / 50% chance of precipitation

  • 1pm: 3°C / Sunny / 40% chance of precipitation

  • 2pm: 3°C / Sunny / 30% chance of precipitation

  • 3pm: 2°C / Sunny / 20% chance of precipitation

  • 4pm: 1°C / Clear / 20% chance of precipitation

  • 5pm: 1°C / Clear / 20% chance of precipitation

  • 6pm: 0°C / Partly cloudy / 30% chance of precipitation

  • 7pm: 0°C / Partly cloudy / 30% chance of precipitation

  • 8pm: 0°C / Partly cloudy / 40% chance of precipitation

  • 9pm: 0°C / Partly cloudy / 40% chance of precipitation

  • 10pm: 0°C / Partly cloudy / 40% chance of precipitation

  • 11pm: 0°C / Partly cloudy / 40% chance of precipitation

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