Bristol Airport reopens and bus services cancelled as weather warnings remain

Summary

A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued by the Met Office for part of the West
Bus services running to and from Gloucester have been cancelled
Dozens of homes in north Bristol were left without power overnight following Saturday's adverse weather
Heavy snowfall meant Bristol Airport was closed for a time on Saturday night
The airport reopened at 23:00 on Saturday but some flights were delayed on Sunday
Avon and Somerset Police issued a warning to only travel "if necessary"

Live Reporting

'I was one of the fortunate ones'published at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Elliot Darby
Radio Bristol reporter
Image source, Andrew Baxter
We have been speaking with Andrew Baxter on Radio Bristol and Radio Somerset this morning, who got stuck at Bristol Airport on Saturday evening after his flight home to Edinburgh was cancelled.
He told us he managed to get booked into a hotel room in nearby Langford, but added: "I was one of the fortunate ones I think.
"I managed to get a taxi from the airport really quite quickly but I know many others who the airline had booked into hotels in central Bristol were being told they had a wait of at least an hour-and-a-half last night before they were able to get taxis to the city centre."
Despite the disruption, he described the conditions in the airport yesterday evening as "pretty calm" and said airline staff "were really helpful despite having several hundred people descend upon them asking what they were to do next".
Mr Baxter is due to fly this afternoon instead but said his flight was already delayed by half and hour.
As we have already reported, Bristol Airport has said some services may be disrupted this morning due to the knock-on effect of last night's closure.
A wintry scene in Kingswoodpublished at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Thank you Barbara Knapik for sharing this image from Saturday night with us.
Image source, Barbara Knapik
Major roads clear following snowfallpublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Sarah Turnnidge
BBC News, West of England
Image source, National Highways
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No alerts have been raised this morning about major incidents
Traffic information from National Highways indicates there are no significant incidents causing delays on any of the major roads in our region so far this morning.
Motorway camera pictures on Saturday night showed snow falling on a number of routes, with a number of crashes reported.
But as the wintry showers have passed conditions now look relatively clear - though drivers are being urged to drive carefully after another bitterly cold night.
National Highways' tips on driving in ice conditionspublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Take care this morning if you must travel.
National Highways has issued these tips on driving in icy conditions, following snowfall in the West on Saturday night.
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Power cut affecting 130 North Somerset homespublished at 07:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Sarah Turnnidge
BBC News, West of England
More than 100 homes in Worle are also without power this morning, after an outage reported to National Grid shortly before 06:00 BST.
Engineers are currently on the scene, working to fix the reported fault on the low voltage network.
Residents were initially told power may be out until 11:00, but this has now been revised to 09:00.
Snowy scenes around the Westpublished at 06:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Bethan Evans
News editor, BBC West
Here is a selection of snowy scenes from across our patch, which readers have been sharing with us overnight.
Image source, Bem Skye
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A scene from Clifton on Saturday night
Image source, Clair Lou
Image caption,
Clair Lou captured this image in Street, Somerset
Image source, Martin Slark
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This was the scene in Devizes on Saturday evening
Dozens of homes without powerpublished at 06:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Sarah Turnnidge
BBC News, West of England
Nearly 30 homes in the Southmead area of Bristol have been left without power overnight.
According to the National Grid, properties in the BS7 0JP and BS7 0JR have been affected.
The incident was first reported shortly after 16:00 GMT yesterday, with 34 properties off supply. Some were reconnected in the early hours of this morning, but 28 are still without power.
Engineers have been working at the scene, and supply is expected to be restored by 11:00 this morning.
Bristol Airport remains openpublished at 06:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Sarah Turnnidge
BBC News, West of England
Image source, Sue Clegg
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Bristol Airport, north of the city, was hit with snowy conditions yesterday evening
After closing temporarily on Saturday evening due to "challenging" weather conditions, Bristol Airport remains open this morning.
An official statement from the airport yesterday warned "knock-on delays" may affect some flights this morning and this appears to be the case from the live departure information on its website.
While a number of flights appear to have departed on time, several have been delayed and one service to Amsterdam later this morning has been cancelled.
Welcome backpublished at 06:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Sarah Turnnidge
BBC News, West of England
Good morning and welcome back to our live updates on the weather conditions in the West this morning.
We are taking a look through the most recent developments now and will be back to sharing travel news, weather pictures and updates on the forecast shortly.
We're pausing our updates overnightpublished at 23:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
We'll be back first thing tomorrow.
In the meantime, here are some links to where you can find further weather information
Bristol Airport reopens after snow closurepublished at 23:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Breaking
After the snow, the airport has finally reopened. But it reports the conditions are still "challenging", and there maybe be knock-on problems on Sunday.
Quote Message
Bristol Airport has reopened but there are still challenging weather conditions. We’re sorry for the inconvenience caused to customers by tonight’s forced closure. There may be knock-on delays tomorrow [Sunday] as some aircraft are out of position. Passengers are advised to check their airline’s website or app for more information.
Snowfall in the Cotswoldspublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
It's been snowing in Gloucestershire. Heere's the latest snowy scene in Cirencester from Barbara Lee.
Here's how things are looking in Windmill Hillpublished at 22:55 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Yes, we can confirm, that is snow.
But maybe not quite enough for a snowman there.
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Snow scene in Windmill Hill, Bristol
Stagecoach buses suspended in two areaspublished at 22:50 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Due to the weather they are not running in Bristol or Swindon. So if you're out, you might need to find another way home.
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'Stuck on a plane for two hours' in Birmingham, not Bristolpublished at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Image source, Bob Howard
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Bob Howard has had a nightmare journey
Bob Howard, 67, from Redland in Bristol was due to arrive into Bristol Airport at 19:30 GMT.
But because of the snow, his flight from Barcelona was diverted to Birmingham and he was left waiting on the plane for more than two hours after it landed.
“The pilot had a word with us before we took off saying he’s taken on extra fuel because of snow in Bristol," he told the BBC.
“We circled for a good 45 minutes and because they couldn’t land in Bristol, we arrived in Birmingham about two hours and 25 minutes ago.
“There’s poor parents with crying babies on the plane and we have a disabled passenger.”
Mr Howard, an IT systems manager, says coaches have been arranged to Bristol.
"We were supposed to get off the plane at about half past seven, but we're going to be back much later.
"The roads aren't going to be great either."
The smallest snowmen ever?published at 22:33 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Thanks to Emma for introducing us to her small (yet mighty) snowmen, who live in Weston-super-Mare.
Thoughts on names?
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He has eyes made out of olives
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This one has a green scarf
What are the conditions like on the M5?published at 22:25 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Avon & Somerset police have said to avoid travelling.
If you want an idea of the impact of the snow, here's what things look like close to Bristol. This is the Almondsbury Interchange with the RAC tower just visible in the distance.
The conditions do not look good right now.
Image source, National Highways
A303 reopens after brief snow closurepublished at 22:12 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
The A303 in Wiltshire has reopened after a brief closure due to snowfall.
National Highways closed the route between Cholderton and Amesbury a short time ago.
Police warn to only travel 'if necessary' in Avon & Somersetpublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Avon and Somerset Police saying you should stay at home.
Quote Message
Weather warnings are in place with snow and ice affecting the region. There is significant road disruption, particularly in parts of Somerset. Please only travel if necessary.
And it also appears there's another problem on the M5 - this time just north of the Almondsbury Interchange near Bristol, if you're heading southbound. We're trying to find out what has happened.
Image source, National Highways
A303 closed due to 'heavy snowfall' in Wiltshirepublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January
Breaking
More news on the roads from National Highways - this time in south Wiltshire.
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The A303 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A338 (Cholderton) and A345 (Amesbury), due to heavy snowfall.