Summary

  • Snow has led to a number of school closures across Dorset

  • A number of roads were closed due to snow with police warning driving conditions remain treacherous.

  • Some bus and train services face disruption.

  • A yellow warning for ice and snow, external has been issued by the Met Office.

  • You can send us any snow photos and video you have.

  1. Buses cancelled as snow fallspublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time

    Bus company South West Coaches has cancelled a number of routes because of the weather.

    In a statement, it said: "We have had at least two buses unable to even begin their routes due to the snow, preventing them from reaching their starting points.

    "Unfortunately, one of those was a school service to Yetminster."

    It added buses were unable to get up the hill at Lyon's Gate, near Cerne Abbas.

    Services are still running in and around Weymouth.

    Bus operator First Dorset also said it had abandoned a number of its school services due to the current snow and more forecast.

  2. Your snow pics from across the county...published at 10:49 Greenwich Mean Time

    Here are some more shots of the morning snowfall from BBC Weather Watchers in Dorset.

    A snowy landscape scene of hills and treesImage source, Chloenibs
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    Photo from Chloenibs in Cerne Abbas

    MindyImage source, A plant pot in a garden is covered in snow
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    Photo from Mindy in Poole

    A garden scene covered in snowImage source, 2027keith
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    Photo from 2027keith in Ferndown

  3. Yellow weather warningpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time

    A yellow warning for ice and snow,, external has been issued by the Met Office.

    The warning is in place along the south and south west England until 15:00 GMT.

  4. Your pictures of snow across Dorsetpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time

    Our BBC Weather Watchers have been busy this morning sending us these images from across the county...

    A snowy scene at a railway station with the platform covered in snowImage source, Soberty
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    Photo from Soberty in Sherborne

    A snowy scene with the white stuff covering a hedge and fenceImage source, Al
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    Photo from Al in Bridpot

    A road is covered in snow with tyre tracks. Cars are under a blanket of snowImage source, Tonymoth
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    Photo from Tonymoth in Milton Abbas

    A snowy landscape scene of fields and treesImage source, DRStevens
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    Photo from DRStevens in Puddletown

  5. A354 'impassable'published at 10:16 Greenwich Mean Time

    The A354 is impassable due to snow between A35 at Puddletown and the A350 Badger Roundabout at Blandford St Mary.

  6. A35 closurepublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time

    Dorset Police have closed the A35 between Monkey's Jump Roundabout in Dorchester and Winterbourne Abbas, due to snow.

    The force said drivers should seek alternative routes and avoid travel in the area.

  7. Buses suspendedpublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time

    Bus operator, Morebus which runs services across Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood, Blandford, Wimborne and Swanage said it had been forced to suspend services "until the roads become driveable again".

  8. School closures across Dorsetpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time

    The schools closed, external include Charmouth Primary School in Charmouth, Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, and Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport.

    Posting on its website, Greenford CE Primary School in Dorchester said it had made the decision "due to the rapid change in weather conditions".

    The school said its staff were unable to safely travel to the school.

  9. Good morningpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the impact of snowfall across Dorset this morning.

    A number of schools and roads have been closed.

    We'll update you as we get more information during the day.