There are six playoff games this weekend, all played outdoors. The common denominator to these will be wind, but Saturday's games could have a few more weather wild cards up their sleeves.

Snow and freezing temperatures caused disruption to North East schools, transport and bin collections on Tuesday as a Yellow Met Office weather warning for snow and ice remains in place across the region.

The dramatic weather condition come days after the Met Office issued a number of yellow and amber warnings for many parts of the UK.