Hour-by-hour weather forecast for North East as Storm Bert brings snow and rain on Saturday
by Sonia Sharma · ChronicleLiveThe North East woke up to snow and rain as Storm Bert hit the region on Saturday.
Weather warnings were in place with the Met Office urging people to take care. Firstly, an amber alert for snow was issued, covering County Durham and Northumberland, until midday on Saturday.
Then, a yellow warning was shared, covering County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland and Sunderland until 9am on Sunday. The alert was for "heavy snow on Saturday, followed by a rapid thaw and subsequent rain on Saturday night", which may cause some disruption.
The weather experts added: "Outbreaks of rain will spread northeastwards on Saturday, preceded by a spell of snow across parts of northern England and Scotland. Whilst snow will become increasingly confined to higher elevations with time, there is the chance of a transient period of snow to low levels in some areas, with perhaps as much as 5-10 cm accumulating in places, especially the Vale of York, before turning back to rain.
"Temporary snow accumulations of 10-20 cm are possible on ground above 150m, with perhaps as much as 20-40 cm above 300m. In conjunction with strengthening winds, difficult driving conditions are likely, especially over higher level routes, with possibly some interruptions to power supplies. In addition, the rapid thaw of lying snow as milder air arrives, with perhaps an additional 20-40 mm of rain in some upland areas during Saturday night, will lead to a greater likelihood of rainfall impacts later in the period."
Hour-by-hour forecast for Saturday, November 23 in Newcastle
- 10am: 1°C / Heavy rain / >95% chance of precipitation
- 11am: 2°C / Heavy rain / >95% chance of precipitation
- 12pm: 3°C / Heavy rain / >95% chance of precipitation
- 1pm: 4°C / Heavy rain / 95% chance of precipitation
- 2pm: 4°C / Light rain / 70% chance of precipitation
- 3pm: 5°C / Light shower / 50% chance of precipitation
- 4pm: 6°C / Cloudy / 40% chance of precipitation
- 5pm: 7°C / Partly cloudy / 20% chance of precipitation
- 6pm: 7°C / Partly cloudy / 10% chance of precipitation
- 7pm: 8°C / Partly cloudy / 10% chance of precipitation
- 8pm: 8°C / Cloudy / 30% chance of precipitation
- 9pm: 9°C / Light shower / 50% chance of precipitation
- 10pm: 10°C / Partly cloudy / 50% chance of precipitation
- 11pm: 11°C / Light shower / 60% chance of precipitation
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