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Katie Collings

Hour-by-hour forecast as snow begins falling in the North East

Snow has begun falling again in the North East.

Areas including Wrekenton in Gateshead have seen snowfall on Tuesday morning as temperatures continue to plummet.

The Met Office predicts wintry showers in the morning before it becomes drier and brighter later in the day.

However, frost and freezing fog are expected during the night.

A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Cold with frost or freezing fog patches at first.

"Showers moving south across the region in the morning, perhaps turning to sleet or snow.

"Drier and brighter later, with showers becoming restricted to the coast, but feeling cold. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

"Mainly dry with clear spells this evening, temperatures falling towards zero allowing frost or freezing fog patches to form.

"Scattered showers developing through the early hours, maybe wintry inland. Minimum temperature -2 °C."

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for Tuesday:

7am: 1°C / feels like -2°C / 50% chance of precipitation

8am: 1°C / feels like 0°C / 70% chance of precipitation

9am: 1°C / feels like -1°C / 80% chance of precipitation

10am: 2°C / feels like -1°C / 30% chance of precipitation

11am: 2°C / feels like -1°C / 30% chance of precipitation

12pm: 3°C / feels like -1°C / 50% chance of precipitation

1pm : 3°C / feels like -1°C / 50% chance of precipitation

2pm: 3°C / feels like 0°C / 10% chance of precipitation

3pm: 3°C / feels like 0°C / 10% chance of precipitation

4pm : 3°C / feels like -1°C / 5% chance of precipitation

5pm: 2°C / feels like -2°C / 10% chance of precipitation

6pm: 2°C / feels like -2°C / 5% chance of precipitation

7pm: 2°C / feels like -2°C / 5% chance of precipitation

8pm : 1°C / feels like -3°C / 5% chance of precipitation

9pm: 1°C / feels like -3°C / 5% chance of precipitation

10pm : 1°C / feels like -3°C / 5% chance of precipitation

11pm: 1°C / feels like -3°C / 5% chance of precipitation

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