Some of Dorset hit by snow and ice
Dorset is seeing the first flakes fall
Last updated 21st Nov 2024
People living in parts of Dorset and are being told to look out for possible snow today (Thursday 21st).
The Met Office has issued a yellow alert covering large areas of south-west England from between 5am and 3pm on Thursday.
Road traffic site INRIX is reporting that A35 Dorchester Road is impassable both ways from A37 (Monkeys Jump Roundabout, Poundbury) to Shipton Road.
MoreBus have posted on X, that some services are delayed or cancelled due to the weather affecting the roads
Many schools across Dorset are closed, according to the council website:
Bere Regis Community School, Bere Regis
Bridport Primary School, Bridport
Broadmayne First School, Dorchester
Buckland Newton CE School, Dorchester
Burton Bradstock CE VC Primary School, Bridport
Cerne Abbas CE VC First School, Dorchester
Charmouth Primary School, Charmouth
Cheselbourne Village School, Dorchester
Dorset Studio School, Kingston Maurward, Dorchester
Downlands Community Primary School, Blandford Camp
Greenford CE Primary School, Dorchester
Milborne St Andrew First School, Blandford
Piddle Valley CE First School, Dorchester
Portesham CE VA Primary School, Weymouth
Powerstock CE VA Primary School, Bridport
Puddletown CE First School, Dorchester
Shaftesbury School, Salisbury Road
St Mary's CE VC Primary School, Bridport, Bridport
The Gryphon School, Sherborne
The Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport
The Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester
Thorncombe, St Mary's CE Primary Academy, Chard
Thorners CE VA Primary School, Dorchester
Winterbourne Valley CE VA First School, Dorchester
A Met Office spokesperson said: "A spell of rain and snow is expected to develop across south and southwest England early on Thursday.
"Accumulating snow is most likely over higher ground above 200 metres where 2-5 cm is probable.
"There is also likely to be a risk of ice developing as skies clear into Thursday night."