Hour-by-hour Met Office weather forecast for Saturday as Newcastle sees fresh snow and sleet

North East residents will wake to a fresh bedding of snow on Saturday, as the thick grey skies overhead grace Newcastle with frosty downpours in the early hours.

Night owls and early birds may catch the falling flakes set to come between 3am and 5am, but many will rise a little later to be greeted by a thick white sky and coated ground in a similar colour scheme. Clouds are expected to clear by mid-day though, with sunny intervals playing out until sunset.

The respective temperature is expected to be between 4C and 0C.

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And Sunday sees the return of a yellow weather warning for snow and ice from the Met Office, with grey skies and light downpours expected in the evening.

The Met Office, say: "Cloudy at first with outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow. This will move away slowly southwards, with bright or sunny spells developing for the afternoon. Breezy and cold.

"Maximum temperature 3 °C."

Here's the full Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Newcastle for Saturday, December 17:

6am: Cloudy, 2°C

7am: Cloudy, 2°C

8am: Cloudy, 2°C

9am: Cloudy, 2°C

10am: Cloudy, 2°C

11am: Sunny intervals, 3°C

12pm: Sunny intervals, 3°C

1pm: Sunny intervals, 3°C

2pm: Sunny intervals, 3°C

3pm: Sunny intervals, 3°C

4pm: Partly cloudy, 2°C

5pm: Partly cloudy, 2°C

6pm: Partly cloudy, 2°C

7pm: Partly cloudy, 2°C

8pm: Partly cloudy, 1°C

9pm: Partly cloudy, 1°C

10pm: Partly cloudy, 1°C

11pm: Partly cloudy, 2°C

Here's the Met Office three hour forecast for Newcastle for Sunday, December 18:

6am: Cloudy, 1°C

9am: Cloudy, 0°C

12pm: Cloudy, 1°C

3pm: Overcast, 1°C

6pm: Light rain, 3°C

9pm: Overcast, 4°C

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