The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow across parts of the North East, including Newcastle, with the authority stating that 'snow may cause disruption'.
Areas covered and expected impact
The warning covers parts of Newcastle, Gateshead, Northumberland, County Durham, and Darlington, with areas on high ground expected to be most affected. According to the Met Office: "Some roads and railways are likely to be affected, with longer journey times by road, bus and train services, and there is a small chance of power outages."
The warning is due to a band of rain moving north from Monday night into Tuesday morning, which is expected to turn to snow as it meets cold air. Significant impact is only expected at altitudes of 100m and above.
Snowfall depths and melting
Snow falling below that level is expected to be "temporary and quickly melt", with depths varying from 1-15cm depending on altitude. The Met Office said: "A band of rain is expected to head northwards across the UK through Monday night and Tuesday morning. As it encounters colder air across the highlighted region, it is likely to turn to snow for a time, mainly affecting locations at 100m altitude or higher."
"Any snow falling below this level will more likely be temporary and quickly melt. Where snow does accumulate, depths of 1-5 cm are likely; some locations above 300-400 m could see 5-15 cm. This may cause travel disruption on higher level routes, particularly in combination with a strong easterly wind which could also cause some localised drifting."
Some accretion of ice onto infrastructure such as power lines is also a possibility. Snow will gradually turn back to rain both from the south and through the morning on Tuesday.
