Weather: This is when the Met Office predicts the current cold snap will end with double figure temperatures

Temperatures have barely hit 0°C throughout this week with ice from the weekend still frozen in some areas of Tyne and Wear but some weather forecasts are expecting an end to this ongoing cold spell very soon.

When will it get warmer in Sunderland and the North East?

After a couple of days with the mercury barely reaching plus figures, the Met Office is expecting everything to change at the end of this week. The weather service’s forecast for Sunderland is suggesting the rest of the working week will still only see highs of 3°C which will come on Friday but the weekend will see warmer weather hit the North East.

Although clear skies are expected across Wednesday and Thursday this week, yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place although Saturday, December 17, will see highs of 4°C with temperatures moving up to 5°C the following day.

Could Sunderland see temperatures in the double figures?

Monday, December 19, is expected to see the highest rise in temperatures according to the Met Office, with highs of 11°C expected to kick off the final week before Christmas.

Rain is also forecast on Sunday which could help clear some of the remaining snow and ice from roads and pavements.

After highs of 11°C to start the week, sunny skies are expected on Tuesday, December 20, with temperatures expected to be around 7°C.

The BBC’s weather service is predicting very similar temperatures early next week, although it is expecting Sunday’s rain to instead hit the North East on Monday.

What is Sunderland’s Christmas forecast?

The Met office is predicting heavy rain across the UK in the days leading up to the big day with showers continuing into the weekend of Christmas which could turn heavy. Wintry showers are also being tentatively predicted in the day or two following Sunday, December 25.