Will it snow in Hartlepool this week? Met Office issues yellow weather warning for North East
Hartlepool could be facing its first snowfall of the season as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for the North East coast.
The national forecaster is predicting snow and ice in Hartlepool from 6am on Wednesday, November 19, until 6pm on Thursday, November 20.
Snow showers are expected to move inland from the North Sea throughout the day on Wednesday and into Thursday, with two to five centimetres of snow possible at low levels.
Temperatures across the town on Wednesday are expected to sit between just one and two degrees Celsius for much of the day, with lows of minus two degrees Celsius overnight.
Thursday is looking fairly similar, with temperatures ranging from three degrees Celsius to minus one.
The Met Office said: “Some fairly strong gusts could be associated with the showers, and some isolated lightning strikes are possible at times.
"Where showers persist and or snow partially thaws and then refreezes overnight, this will bring a risk of ice.”
Motorists are being advised there may be some disruption to travel, although the impact is expected to be low.