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Snow is set to hit the North East on Friday.

Here's when snow is set to hit as Met Office issues weather warning

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An updated weather warning has been issued for snow and ice.

Met Office forecast shows when the North East will see more snow

Shields Gazette readers have been sharing their snow photos.

Look at these impressive wintry scenes as snow hits South Tyneside

Snow is expected to hit the North East this weekend.

Weather: Weekend Met Office forecast as snow warning put in place

This is when the Met Office forecast thinks we will see snow next

North East one of the areas most likely to see Christmas Day snowfall

Snowy conditions at Cox Green.

Your hourly weather forecast as significant snowfall hits Tyne & Wear

Freezing temperatures and a covering of snow over the region in 2015.

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Is snow forecast for the North East?

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Man looks at his bills.

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A postman makes his way through the snow.

The three factors the Met Office considers when forecasting snow

Cleadon Marines Band leading the parade of jazz bands along Ocean Road to the carnival at Bents Park in April 1971. Remember this?

Bents Park Road’s nostalgic past revisited

The now open runways at Manchester Airport.

Watch: Met Office issues new snow and ice warnings

The North East has seen freezing temperatures for most of 2025 so far.

Weather: Met Office predicts end of cold snap for the North East

Snow covered rooftops on the Lawe Top in this Shields Gazette archive photo from 2008.

Icy South Tyneside memories in photos
Explore South Tyneside's frosty history through enchanting photos from the past.
Chris Cordner

Family play on snow covered hill.

Watch: Weather map shows how wintry showers will affect UK tonight

Driving in wintry conditions.

Watch: The 11 key items needed for your winter driving survival kit

Schools are able to close if the weather makes it unsafe for staff or students to get there

How to find out if your child's school is open when it snows

Stranded walkers are rescued from Cairngorms blizzard.

Watch: Moment stranded walkers get rescued during blizzard

South Shields and Jarrow's under-14 teams battling it out in the snow of 1970.

Snow football in South Tyneside: The blizzard years

North News and Pictures. The A69 on Sunday morning.

Met Office forecast predicts when North East will next see snow

Driving in the snow.

Watch: Map shows how snow, sleet and rain will move across UK tonight

Car drives along snowy road.

Watch: Further snow possible - where and when it could snow next

Snow falls in Basingstoke.

Watch: Airports close as snow blankets roads and cars across the UK

Stock image of car being pushed out of snow.

Watch: Snow map shows when and where snow will fall tonight

A North East Amber Weather Warning for snow has been issued.

Amber Weather Warning issued for North East with snow now 'expected'
The Met Office has issued an upgraded Amber Weather Warning for snow to hit the North East but areas closed to the coast are currently forecast to miss the most severe weather.
Neil Fatkin

Stock image of snow in Yorkshire.

Watch: Rare amber health alert issued as 40cm of snow possible

A motorist struggles to clear deep snow away from his car in the Big Freeze of 1963.

Minus 18: When South Tynesiders defied the snow in 1963

Snow is forecast to kick off the year across the North East

Weather: Hour by hour forecast as Met Office predicts North East snow

The Met Office has warned of snow across the UK this week.

Warnings issued as UK set for heavy rain, wind and snow this New Year

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Breaking Met Office issues yellow weather warning for heavy snow in your area

Snow falls in Leicestershire.

Watch: Snow falls in parts of the UK as weather warning is issued

Trevor Allison, David Allen and Peter, a West Highland terrier, were quick to take advantage of the winter's first fall of snow at Cleadon Hills in 1967.

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Here's a Cleadon Hills gallery of them

A&P which played a part in Britain's newest aircraft carrier - and did it in style in the snow.

Minus 9 and an aircraft carrier was on the move in South Tyneside

The Met Office forecast is predicting a flurry of snow this Christmas.

Christmas forecast: Met Office predicting snow for North East

Skiing in the popular family resort of La Plagne in the French Alps

Brits yearning for white Christmas are jetting abroad

Snow and storms have hit South Tyneside this week.

Storm Bert: How long wet weather last and when will it snow next?

A gritter on the Glenshane Pass in the Sperrin Mountains of County Londonderry.

Watch: Weather warnings including amber area where power cuts likely

Your child's school may close if it becomes too dangerous to travel there

Official temperature and snow day rules for schools in UK cold snap

While some may stay indoors during the snowfall, others eager for content for their Instagram may consider the following Christmas markets considered the most 'Instagrammable' in Europe this year.

The 4 'most Instagrammable' Christmas markets in the UK named

The Met Office forecast is predicting snow and ice in the North East next week.

Snow and ice warning issued across the North East by the Met Office

A crisp and cold day over South Tyneside.

Met Office predicts when South Tyneside will see snow this winter

The Met Office is predicting snow as part of its medium-to-long term forecast.

South Tyneside weather: Met Office predicting snow for later in month

'Scotland's biggest snowball fight' has taken place in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Picture: RMR Creative Media / SWNS

Watch 'Scotland's biggest snowball fight'

Scotland is the most snow affected area in the UK this week.

Met Office maps show when and where snow will hit across the UK

Will we get January snow in South Tyneside this year?

South Tyneside weather: Met Office forecast predicting snow next week

Freezing temperatures and a covering of snow over South Tyneside in 2015.

Met Office forecast predicts first South Tyneside snow of 2024

Snow and ice blanket Marine Park, South Shields

Will South Tyneside see a white Christmas? North East odds for snow

Elijah out sledging

LIFE IS LOVELY: Snow is falling all around me

Credit: Samantha Clayton

21 photos of South Tyneside residents enjoying a snow day

An aerial shot of South Shields covered in snow and ice.

Met Office forecast predicts when the North East will first see snow

The Met Office said a cold snap is on its way, with large parts of the UK experiencing heavy rain and snow on the mountains.

Breaking Rain to batter UK as cold snap arrives - including first frost

The Met Office is warning of cold temperatures

UK to get Arctic blast as Met Office warns frost and cold to return

Met Office predicts showers in the north will potentially ‘turn wintry’ over high ground on Friday (March 24), as colder conditions are expected to sweep in from the north this weekend, potentially bringing an overnight frost risk.

Breaking UK faces another cold snap with possible snowfall at end of March

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