Snow disruption: Everything you need to know in Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders

  • Police attend a crash on Beast Banks in Kendal.


Heavy snow is bringing disruption to our region, with Met Office weather warnings in force until Thursday.

Weather warnings are in force for Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders and Cumbria, with travel disruption being reported in Cumbria.

  • Heavy snow is continuing to fall in Dumfries and Galloway.

Heavy snow in Carlisle city centre. Credit: John Mather.

A viewer sent us this image of Muncaster Castle today.

Muncaster in snow. Credit: Mike Andrew.

Here is everything you need to know.


What does the Met Office say?

Tuesday (Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders)

A snow and ice yellow weather warning is in place for the whole of Cumbria and southern Scotland and will remain in force until midnight.

What to expect:

  • Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers

  • Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage

  • Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel

  • A chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

  • Some rural communities could become cut off

Wednesday (Cumbria and large parts of the Scottish Borders)

A mixture of sleet, snow and ice could cause travel disruption, the Met Office says.

This warning will run from midnight until noon.

  • A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable

  • A small chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

  • There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel

Wednesday (Dumfries and Galloway and parts of the Scottish Borders)

Following sleet and snowfall on Tuesday, a fairly widespread ice risk is expected overnight into Wednesday morning.

A weather warning for ice has been issued for Dumfries and Galloway and parts of the Scottish Borders.

The warning will be in force from midnight until noon.

What to Expect

  • Icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths

  • Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

Thursday (large parts of Dumfries and Galloway)

A weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for large parts of Dumfries and Galloway and will come into force at midnight on Thursday and will run until midnight on Friday.

Further snow showers and some ice are likely to continue to bring disruption to travel.

What to expect:

  • Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers

  • Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel

  • Untreated pavements and cycle paths might be impassable

  • A chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

  • Some rural communities could become cut off

Thursday (Cumbria)

A Met Office weather warning for snow and ice will be in force for Cumbria from midnight on Thursday until midnight on Friday.

Snow showers across parts of west Wales initially, will increasingly affect northwest England later. Some travel disruption is likely.

What to expect:

  • A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable

  • A small chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

  • There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel


Travel disruption

  • A595 (west Cumbria) - Delays on A595 Egremont Road Northbound before Homewood Road (Hensingham roundabout). Slow traffic approaching Whitehaven.

  • Kendal town centre - South Lakes Police say: "We're receiving reports of difficult driving conditions in a number of places today due to the snow, with Kendal town centre among the areas where motorists are having difficulties. Motorists are advised to always drive to the conditions and please be extra careful today. Watch out for ice on any untreated surfaces."

  • Stagecoach (Lake District) - 555 and 599 have now resumed. 505 service will resume with the 1454 service from Ambleside. 516 service will resume with the 1630 516 service from Ambleside. 599 services have resumed but will take a while to get back to normal.

  • Stagecoach (Carlisle) - the bus company says "we are currently trying to pop our service back on to the estates in Carlisle, if the weather changes again we will need to make another decision regarding buses in the estates, updates to follow."

  • Stagecoach (Kendal) - Due to the weather and road conditions, the 43 and 43A services will stay on Sandylands Road and not serve any other stops on the estate.


School closures

Kirkland Church of England Academy (Frizington area) - has been closed and is expected to reopen tomorrow. Cumberland Council says the school has been shut "due to no safe route to school for staff/pupils as a result of adverse weather."

Old Hutton CE Primary School (Kendal area) - has been closed to all pupils. This is due to the worsening road conditions in the local area.

Selside Endowed CofE Primary School (Kendal area) - the school has been shut to all pupils. This is due to the worsening road conditions in the local area.

Great Corby Primary School (Carlisle area) - the school has been closed due to adverse weather conditions.

Great Corby Primary School has been shut due to snow. Credit: ITV Border.

Penruddock Primary School (Penrith area) - the school has been shut due to "hazardous road conditions".

The Lakes School (Windermere area) - the school says it has been closed due to snow.

Culgaith CofE School (Eden) - the school says it is shut until further notice.


Travel advice

Cumberland Council is offering advice to drivers.

Westmorland and Furness Council says its gritting crew have collectively travelled over 840 miles in the early hours of this morning.


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