By GB News (World News) | Created at 2024-11-19 08:09:58 | Updated at 2024-11-25 18:04:01
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A number of schools have been forced to close today as the Met Office issues three yellow snow and ice warnings.
The UK's national weather service warned of "disruptive" conditions across the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, North Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thousands of pupils have already been impacted by the return of sub-freezing temperatures, with several schools closing for the day.
Some in Yorkshire were forced to close after heavy snowfall was announced, with others in Oxfordshire shutting due to electrical and water supply issues.
Schools close across UK as snow brings chaos after Met Office extends triple weather warning
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Pupils in Berkshire, Herefordshire and Nottinghamshire have also been hit with school closures.
Parents have been advised to check online to see if their child's school has been impacted by poor weather conditions.
School closures come after the Met Office warned up to 20 centimetres of snow could fall in parts of Scotland.
The UK's national weather service said: "Snow and hail showers will affect northern parts of Scotland at times, becoming heavier and more frequent on Monday night, through much of Tuesday and then overnight into Wednesday morning. 2 to 5 cm of snow is likely to accumulate quite widely, with up to 10 cm in some places by the end of Tuesday, and perhaps 15 to 20 cm accumulating above 300 metres."
The Met Office issued three weather warnings
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Which schools are closed today?
- The Piece Hall School, Halifax
- North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax
- Orion Academy, Oxford
- Bishopswood School, Reading
- Sonning Common Primary School, Reading
- Wigmore Primary School, Herefordshire
- Wigmore High School, Herefordshire
- Earl Mortimer College, Herefordshire
- Ambleside Primary School, Nottinghamshire
- The Garibaldi School, Nottinghamshire
- Arnold View Primary School, Nottinghamshire
Transport networks have also been impacted by snow
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The warning, which was issued at 4pm yesterday and will remain in place until 10am tomorrow, comes after two separate snow and ice alerts were also put out impacting the West Midlands, North Wales, North West and Northern Ireland.
East Midlands Railway also cancelled services between Nottingham and Worksop earlier this morning.
A spokesman for EMR said: "Due to severe weather we are unable to run trains in both directions on the following route Nottingham / Mansfield Woodhouse / Worksop."
Addressing how snow could impact travel, the Met Office added: "A chance of disruption and difficult travel conditions due to snow and ice."
