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Temperatures are set to drop to 3C in parts of the region as the North East braces for a chilly night.
The Met Office is forecasting a cool night, with frost possible in rural areas, as skies clearing inland overnight will allow temperatures to fall sharply.
Daytime highs reached around 13C on Wednesday, but overnight will turn much colder.
Temperatures are forecast to fall into single figures from 9pm on Wednesday, October 7.
Darlington is expected to see overnight lows of 6-7C, while Durham will drop to around 7C.
Middlesbrough will drop to 8C overnight, but it will feel like 6C, the Met Office states.
Newcastle and Sunderland will remain a little milder at 9C.
It continues to fall, reaching 3C in Haltwhistle at 3am on Thursday morning, October 8.
At that time, Newcastle, Ashington and Sunderland are showing 7C, and Hexham and Consett are slightly lower at 6C.
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The colder conditions mark a shift towards the more autumnal weather.
Thursday is expected to begin with a chilly start and rural frost before becoming warmer during the day, with temperatures again reaching back up to around 13C.
The Met Office's UK forecast shows a chilly Thursday morning, with clear skies and a patchy frost expected in parts of the north.
Despite the cold start, the day is expected to remain dry and bright with similar daytime temperatures.