Ice warning extended as Met Office warns North East to prepare for arctic blast and snow

A weather warning for icy conditions has been extended as a cold snap grips the North East.

The Met Office announced a yellow weather warning from 6pm on Wednesday (December 7) until midday on Thursday, but the alert will now last through until 12pm on Friday (December 9).

Temperatures will drop to around -2C tonight and reach little above freezing until Friday afternoon - with drivers, cyclists and pedestrians warned of treacherous conditions and icy surfaces.

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The sudden chill is being caused by a wave of bitterly cold air from the arctic, with snow forecast for some parts of the North East on Thursday.

Find our hour-by-hour forecast while the warning is in place below:

Wednesday

6pm: Partly cloudy, 1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

7pm: Clear, 1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

8pm: Clear, 1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

9pm: Partly cloudy, 1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

10pm: Partly cloudy, 1°C, Chance of rain: 10%

11pm: Partly cloudy, 1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

Thursday

12am: Partly cloudy, 0°C, Chance of rain: <5%

1am: Clear, 0°C, Chance of rain: <5%

2am: Clear, 0°C, Chance of rain: <5%

3am: Clear, 0°C, Chance of rain: <5%

4am: Clear, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

5am: Clear, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

6am: Clear, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

7am: Clear, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

8am: Partly cloudy, -2°C, Chance of rain: <5%

9am: Cloudy, -1°C, Chance of snow : 10%

10am: Cloudy, 0°C, Chance of snow : 10%

11am: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of snow : 50%

12pm: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of snow : 60%

1pm: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of snow : 60%

2pm: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of snow : 60%

3pm: Cloudy, 2°C, Chance of sleet: 50%

4pm: Cloudy, 2°C, Chance of rain: 60%

5pm: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of sleet: 50%

6pm: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of sleet: 50%

7pm: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of rain: 20%

8pm: Cloudy, 1°C, Chance of rain: 10%

9pm: Partly cloudy, 0°C, Chance of rain: <5%

10pm: Partly cloudy, 0°C, Chance of rain: <5%

11pm: Partly cloudy, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

Friday

12am: Clear, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

3am: Clear, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

6am: Clear, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

9am: Sunny, -1°C, Chance of rain: <5%

12pm: Sunny, 2°C, Chance of rain: <5%

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