Everything you need to know as weather warning remains in place across the North East
A Met Office weather warning for snow and ice remains in place across the North East until 2pm today (January 11).
After a further covering of snow yesterday (January 10) there have been sleet showers this morning.
Sunderland, Newcastle and South Tyneside are all in the area which could be potentially impacted.
A Met Office spokesperson said: “A spell of snow and ice will lead to some disruption on Sunday.
“A band of rain and snow will continue to move east across Scotland and northern England during Sunday morning.
“Snow will mostly be confined to ground above 200 metres elevation, but may fall to low levels for a time, before turning to rain.
“Whilst not all areas will see accumulating snow at low levels, 2 to 5 cm is likely in places, before snow turns back to rain.
“Above 200 metres elevation 10 to 20 cm is possible. Strong winds will lead to some drifting of the snow.
“In addition, there is a risk of freezing rain across the east of the area for a few hours during Sunday morning, perhaps leading to widespread ice that would affect all surfaces.”
The Met Office warns the weather could lead to travel disruption, power cuts, and some pavements and cycle paths becoming impassable.
There is also an increased risk of injuries due to icy surfaces.