County Durham wakes up to a blanket of snow as cold snap continues

The ITV News Tyne Tees drone captured County Durham covered in snow as the cold snap continues

County Durham woke up to a blanket of snow as temperatures hovered around zero overnight.

Drone images captured the village of Brandon and surrounding under a light white dusting on Tuesday morning (19 November).

The village of Brandon under a blanket of snow. Credit: ITV Tyne Tees
The fields surrounding Brandon were given a light dusting of snow. Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

As this week's cold snap continued to grip the region, the snow has caused disruption in other areas of the country.

With sub zero temperatures expected all week, there are challenges ahead for the gritting teams across the county with 37 gritters out and about overnight.

Gritters in County Durham have been out from 4pm to prepare for further cold weather. Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

Durham County Council are urging motorists to take care.

John Shuttleworth from the council said: "People need to be careful with what they're doing and very vigilant.

"We'll keep the roads open."

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