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Delegated Services Risk Warning: Weather; Snow and Ice

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Hello all, I have just watched the local forecast with interest and await the Met Office web site catching up with it!

What was said/shown has been updated with elements of more significance. It appears that there is now potential for snow showers to start across our patch from lunchtime but without major impact. As the afternoon goes on the showers look to then merge into longer spells of snow, which then in the evening becomes persistent somewhere along the M4 ish, and to the north of it before lessening off past midnight.

NB: Accumulations estimates vary significantly from the light dusting to perhaps up to 8 cm with elevation. Timings are also in flux so we are advised to check again for updates on a regular basis. I will do this and keep you posted.

On this basis a prompt get away at the end of the pupil day for all would look to be appropriate. At the moment I stick with 'curtain time' early Friday morning to see whether it's business as close to normal and on a rolling opening basis perhaps, or a long weekend. That could vary dramatically across the patch.

Bill

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