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| Heavy snow back in parts of Wales | Heavy snow back in parts of Wales |
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| Heavy snow has returned to parts of eastern Wales again forcing some schools to close and making driving conditions hazardous. | Heavy snow has returned to parts of eastern Wales again forcing some schools to close and making driving conditions hazardous. |
| There is a Met Office severe warning of heavy snow affecting a strip of the country heading north from the M4 in Monmouthshire to the north east. | There is a Met Office severe warning of heavy snow affecting a strip of the country heading north from the M4 in Monmouthshire to the north east. |
| Forecasters say two to five cm (one to two inches) is due with five to 10 cm (two to four inches) on higher ground. | Forecasters say two to five cm (one to two inches) is due with five to 10 cm (two to four inches) on higher ground. |
| A handful of schools in Powys and Torfaen are closed because of the snow. | A handful of schools in Powys and Torfaen are closed because of the snow. |
| The warning of snow extends across the south Wales valleys, Powys, Monmouthshire and north Wales. | The warning of snow extends across the south Wales valleys, Powys, Monmouthshire and north Wales. |
| Roads in some areas are reported to be difficult for drivers because of falling snow. | Roads in some areas are reported to be difficult for drivers because of falling snow. |
| Snow is sticking | Snow is sticking |
| On the A525 at Pen y Stryt in Denbighshire drivers are being warned of hazardous conditions, and there is also snow at Bwlchgwyn in Wrexham. | On the A525 at Pen y Stryt in Denbighshire drivers are being warned of hazardous conditions, and there is also snow at Bwlchgwyn in Wrexham. |
| Further south, it is snowing heavily in the eastern Brecon Beacons, at Crickhowell and Abergavenny, and snow-ploughs are out on the Llangattock escarpment keeping the road clear. | Further south, it is snowing heavily in the eastern Brecon Beacons, at Crickhowell and Abergavenny, and snow-ploughs are out on the Llangattock escarpment keeping the road clear. |
| Roads are also reported to be treacherous at the top of the Rhondda valleys | Roads are also reported to be treacherous at the top of the Rhondda valleys |
| However, the A465 Heads of the Valleys road is clear and no snow is sticking to the road surfaces in Ebbw Vale or Merthyr Tydfil. | However, the A465 Heads of the Valleys road is clear and no snow is sticking to the road surfaces in Ebbw Vale or Merthyr Tydfil. |
| Schools in Torfaen, south Wales are being affected, with six shutting. One school in Powys is also closed. | Schools in Torfaen, south Wales are being affected, with six shutting. One school in Powys is also closed. |
| Last week, the heaviest snow of this winter caused over 750 schools across Wales to stay closed to pupils. | Last week, the heaviest snow of this winter caused over 750 schools across Wales to stay closed to pupils. |
| BBC Wales weather presenter Behnaz Akghar the latest snowfall is being caused by an area of low pressure over southern England is dragging in cold air, reducing temperatures and turning rain to sleet and snow. | BBC Wales weather presenter Behnaz Akghar the latest snowfall is being caused by an area of low pressure over southern England is dragging in cold air, reducing temperatures and turning rain to sleet and snow. |
| Satisfactory levels | Satisfactory levels |
| She said the wintry mix of weather will fizzle out, but will bring freezing weather with temperatures dipping to -1C. | She said the wintry mix of weather will fizzle out, but will bring freezing weather with temperatures dipping to -1C. |
| Merthyr Tydfil council said it currently had 190 tonnes of grit in stock was monitoring the weather to decide on appropriate salting measures. | Merthyr Tydfil council said it currently had 190 tonnes of grit in stock was monitoring the weather to decide on appropriate salting measures. |
| Figures showed the council had used nearly two-and-a-half times the amount of salt this January compared to the previous year. | Figures showed the council had used nearly two-and-a-half times the amount of salt this January compared to the previous year. |
| It added it would be some time before they would be able to restock to satisfactory levels. | It added it would be some time before they would be able to restock to satisfactory levels. |
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