Full list of school closures as snow and ice warnings hit UK today – are you affected?
SCHOOLS up and down the country are closing classrooms today as Britain is hit by snow and ice warnings.
The Met Office has issued a number of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The mercury fell well below zero last night, and Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said the cold weather is set to hang around into next week.
He said: “This is a cold spell lasting around five to seven days so I think by the weekend if you’re living in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you will feel it getting a bit milder – but it will remain cold in England and Wales.
“It may well take until the early part of next week for temperatures to return to normal across England and Wales.”
Dozens of schools have already announced they will be closed today.
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While others confirmed they will have later starts.
Oxford
Appleton Church of England Primary School will be closed due to no power and no heating, the earliest expected time that it will reopen is 10.30am.
There was a power cut across Appleton this morning, with 500 homes going without power since around 7.30am.
Cornwall
The Met Office have warned Cornwall that snow showers and icy stretches may cause some disruption.
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Commuters are likely to be affected on the road as well as on the bus and train.
People have also been warned to take care not to slip and fall on icy surfaces.
Some schools have already announced a late start for the day:
Boskenwyn Primary School - opening 10:00 am
Germoe Community Primary School - opening 10:00 am
Treverbyn Academy and Nursery - opening 10:30 am
Whitemoor Academy - opening 10:30 am
Trewidland Primary School - opening 11:00 am
Northern Ireland
A number of schools in Northern Ireland are closed today.
It comes after a yellow weather warning was issued for snow and ice.
Here is the full list of affected schools:
Drumahoe Primary School
Killen Primary School
Artigarvan Primary School
Ashlea Primary School
Sion Mills Primary School
Bready Jubilee Primary School
Ardstraw Jubilee Primary School
St Mary's Primary School Claudy
St Eugene's Primary School
St Mary's Primary School Cloughcor
St Brigid's Primary School
Gaelscoil Uí Dhochartaigh
St Cecilia's College
Rossmar School
St. Mary's Primary School
Strabane Controlled Primary
Donemana Primary School
St. Michael's PS
St. Catherine's PS
Rossmar Special School
Holy Cross College
The Academy Nursery School
Culmore Primary School
Nazareth House Primary School and Nursery Unit
Long Tower Primary School
Model Primary School and Nursery
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Scotland
A number of schools in Scotland have also confirmed they will be shut today.
These are:
Balnain Primary
Cannich Bridge Primary
Dingwall Primary
Dochgarroch Primary
Foyers Primary
Rosehall Primary
Stratherrick Primary
Teanassie Primary
Tomnacross Primary
Crudie School
Gordon Primary School
The Gordon Schools
While others have said they will open 1 hour later:
Beauly Primary
Drummond School
Glen Urquhart High School
Glenurquhart Primary
Kinmylies Primary
Kirkhill Primary
Wales
Temperatures dropped to a bone chilling -7C in some parts of Wales yesterday.
And the Met Office have warned the wintry conditions will continue today.
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, and councils have reported a number of schools on Wednesday morning.
This article will be updated regularly with the latest information