Snowy scenes can be found across the region this Monday morning.
These were the views in Consett and Chester-le-Street this morning.
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More schools in County Durham have announced they will close today because of the weather.
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Several schools in County Durham have closed because of the weather.
Elemore Hall School near Pittington will be closed all day due to snow covering the surrounding roads and ongoing heavy snowfall.
The Grove Primary School and St Mary's RVCA Primary School in Consett and Oxhill Nursery School in Stanley are also closed for the day, as is Forest-in-Teesdale school and Wolsingham secondary school.
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The A68 is closed in both directions between Bildershaw and Houghton bank near West Auckland following a crash between a lorry and car.
The area has also been hit by heavy snow with drivers urged to take care.
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We're starting a little earlier this morning because snow is causing some tricky driving conditions on the roads.
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