Devon County Council has deployed its team of gritters across the county this afternoon and into this evening (November 20).
The Met has issued an official yellow warning for snow across the southwest of England starting tomorrow.
A spell of rain and snow is expected to develop across southwest England early tomorrow according to the Met Office (Thursday, November 21) from 5am to 3pm.
In Devon, The Met Office says 'higher areas' will be affected including Dartmoor seeing snow fall overnight tonight and into Thursday.
Further warning ⚠️ of icy conditions this evening and overnight into Thursday so take extreme care if out on the roads or walking as footways can also be slippery.
— Stuart Hughes (@stuarthughes747) November 20, 2024
There’s also an advanced yellow warning ⚠️ for Saturday of possible heavy rain across Devon which may lead to… pic.twitter.com/BDaeEgAVlC
Accumulating snow is most likely over higher ground above 200 meters where 2-5cm is probable. There is also a chance that similar accumulations will occur at lower levels in places.
Higher parts of East Devon, especially Dartmoor could also see 5-10 cm.
Read more: Somerset and Devon snow warning issued for tomorrow.
Two schools in the county have said they will be 'fully closed' tomorrow (Thursday. Those schools are Williand School in Cullompton and Princetown School in Princetown, Dartmoor.
See if you're school appears on the Devon County Council closed list on their website.
Traffic monitoring website Devon Alert posted on X at around 4pm on Wednesday.
Majority of our gritters will be out across the county this afternoon and throughout the night. With temperatures dropping, ice is likely to form on untreated roads and paths. Please take care, especially in areas where the road is likely to be wet. TD @StegecoachSW @BBCdevon pic.twitter.com/dJCC8CGWBM
— Devon Alert (@DevonAlert) November 20, 2024
"The Majority of our gritters will be out across the county this afternoon and throughout the night.
"With temperatures dropping, ice is likely to form on untreated roads and paths. Please take care, especially in areas where the road is likely to be wet."
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