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| Wales is bracing itself for the coldest night of the winter with -10C reported as the evening began, bringing the possibility of a new record low. | Wales is bracing itself for the coldest night of the winter with -10C reported as the evening began, bringing the possibility of a new record low. |
| The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning of widespread ice across the country. | The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning of widespread ice across the country. |
| Some 500 schools across Wales are to close on Friday due to the bad weather. | Some 500 schools across Wales are to close on Friday due to the bad weather. |
| Cardiff council is gritting only a dozen principal routes in the city, as several local authorities say they are down to a couple of days' salt supply. | Cardiff council is gritting only a dozen principal routes in the city, as several local authorities say they are down to a couple of days' salt supply. |
| BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said clear skies overnight would mean another hard frost, with temperatures typically -5C to -10C, with the prospect of -18C in central parts. | BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said clear skies overnight would mean another hard frost, with temperatures typically -5C to -10C, with the prospect of -18C in central parts. |
| A few snow showers were likely on Friday morning, mainly in the north east and mid Wales and into south Wales, bringing 2-5cm (1-2in) of fresh snow in places. Click here for school closures so far for Friday 8th January | A few snow showers were likely on Friday morning, mainly in the north east and mid Wales and into south Wales, bringing 2-5cm (1-2in) of fresh snow in places. Click here for school closures so far for Friday 8th January |
| He said: "The snow showers will move away, leaving the day fine and crisp, lots of blue skies and sunshine to enjoy, temperatures though struggling again to reach freezing with many areas remaining below freezing." | He said: "The snow showers will move away, leaving the day fine and crisp, lots of blue skies and sunshine to enjoy, temperatures though struggling again to reach freezing with many areas remaining below freezing." |
| The record low temperature for Wales is -23.3C set in Rhayader, Powys, in January 1940. | The record low temperature for Wales is -23.3C set in Rhayader, Powys, in January 1940. |
| Mr Brockway said: "I don't think it will drop that low tonight in mid Wales but it could be a close call." | Mr Brockway said: "I don't think it will drop that low tonight in mid Wales but it could be a close call." |
| Ceredigion's gritting salt supplies were boosted by delivery on Thursday | |
| On Thursday night, the Met Office station in Trawscoed in Ceredigion recorded -14C while ice formed at the marina in Aberystwyth for the first time since 1963. | On Thursday night, the Met Office station in Trawscoed in Ceredigion recorded -14C while ice formed at the marina in Aberystwyth for the first time since 1963. |
| The freezing temperatures are set to bring another day of disruption for road and rail travellers. | The freezing temperatures are set to bring another day of disruption for road and rail travellers. |
| People travelling by public transport are urged to check their operators' website for information. | People travelling by public transport are urged to check their operators' website for information. |
| Councils across Wales say the extended demand for gritting is putting pressure on their salt stocks and some have only two days' supply available. | Councils across Wales say the extended demand for gritting is putting pressure on their salt stocks and some have only two days' supply available. |
| On Thursday evening, Cardiff council said only a dozen principal routes in the city would be gritted, including the slip roads to the University Hospital of Wales. | On Thursday evening, Cardiff council said only a dozen principal routes in the city would be gritted, including the slip roads to the University Hospital of Wales. |
| The assembly government said it was giving extra supplies of gritting salt to some local authorities as many report their supplies are under pressures after days of round-the-clock salting to keep main routes open. | The assembly government said it was giving extra supplies of gritting salt to some local authorities as many report their supplies are under pressures after days of round-the-clock salting to keep main routes open. |