UK school snow closures as Brits face biting -15C temperatures overnight
Share:
Schools across the country are closed today following fresh snowfall last night. Several weather warnings remain in place today, including four for snow and ice and one for ice, as temperatures have again plummeted overnight. Forecasters had anticipated the mercury would sink to as low as -15C in the early hours of Thursday morning.
And an amber weather warning for snow ended at 9pm last night for most of Southwest of England. It means schools, particularly in this region, are at risk of closing today - and children will excitedly be awaiting their school or local authority's big decision this morning.
A cluster of schools in Devon, a county hit heavily by snow last night, are closed today. Castle Cary Primary School in Somerset confirmed last night its boiler has broken, thought to be as a result of the weather, so it is closed today. However, most schools in nearby Bristol have beaten the freeze to be able to open, the council's website indicates.
A raft of schools across Yorkshire, notably in Bradford, are closed - use your local authority's website to check if yours is open today. Families are advised to use the government's tool - which collates such data - to find out if their school is open. You just need to enter your postcode in the toolbar here.
Have you been impacted by the weather? Contact webnews@trinitymirror.com. Offwell Church Of England Primary School - Partial. Hennock Community Primary School - Closed. Chudleigh Church Of England Community Primary School - Partial. Tavistock College - Partial.
