Watch: Snow in Cleadon as freezing temperatures return to South Tyneside following Met Office weather warning
If you haven’t been doing so already, wrap up well.
For the first time since before Christmas, snow has returned to the region.
And it’s likely to hang around, with temperatures rising no higher than 2° on Monday.
They are then forecast to veer just above and below zero for much of the rest of the week.
Drivers have been warned to beware difficult road conditions and pedestrians and cyclists urged to take care, following a Met Office yellow weather warning.
Our snapper Stu Norton has captured some images of snow on the ground near the coast.