Snow in Hartlepool: Hour-by-hour weather forecast as Hartlepool is hit with more snow and freezing temperatures

The Met Office weather warning was put in place at 6pm on Wednesday, December 1 and is due to expire at 10am on Thursday, December 2, however it has brought snow and cold temperatures to Hartlepool.

The town was hit with high winds, rain and snow last weekend as Storm Arwen hit the region and just as the clean-up operation continues, Hartlepool has been hit with further bad weather.

Temperatures are expected to average around 3°C for most of Thursday however it should remain dry with no further wintry showers expected in the town.

The Met Office website forecast for December 2 says: “Largely dry with prolonged spells of sunshine.

“However a few wintry showers are possible near the coast through the morning and early afternoon, and it is likely to become cloudy from the northwest later. Cold with brisk winds early on.”

As we head into Thursday evening: “Starting dry, but cloud increasing through the evening, with brisk winds and outbreaks of rain spreading east overnight. Initially this may fall as snow over higher ground.”

Here is your hour-by-hour weather forecast in Hartlepool for Thursday, December 2, according to the Met Office:

10am: Sunny intervals, 2°C.

11am: Cloudy, 3°C.

12pm: Cloudy, 3°C.

1pm: Sunny intervals, 4°C.

2pm: Sunny, 4°C.

3pm: Sunny, 3°C.

4pm: Partly cloudy, 3°C.

5pm: Partly cloudy, 2°C.

6pm: Cloudy, 2°C.

7pm: Cloudy, 2°C.

8pm: Cloudy, 2°C.

9pm: Cloudy, 2°C.

10pm: Cloudy, 2°C.

11pm: Cloudy, 2°C.

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