A fresh warning of icy conditions across the West Midlands has been issued for this evening and tonight.

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The Met Office has, external put out a yellow alert and said there could be injuries from slips and falls along with travel disruption.

The warning runs from 18:00 today until 10:00 on Tuesday.

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Hundreds of schools across the West Midlands are shut today because of the snow and ice.

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While most children have been getting education at home during lockdown, classrooms have been open for pupils of key workers.

Some councils have a list of school closures on their websites or they advise parents to check directly with their school if they haven't been informed:

• Herefordshire closures, external
• Sandwell closures, external
• Staffordshire closures , external
• Telford and Wrekin closures, external
• Wolverhampton closures, external
• Worcestershire closures, external

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Icy conditions are forecast this morning in the West Midlands after a day of snow which blanketed the region.

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The Met Office has , externala yellow warning for ice in place until 11:00 and said there could be travel disruption.

Monday is forecast to start frosty and icy and then be a fine day with plenty of wintry sunshine. Some patches of cloud around this morning with a high of 4C (39F).

Get a latest forecast for your area at any time by heading to the BBC Weather website.

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People in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being warned more of the counties could see flooding over the next couple of days.

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While the forecast is for drier weather on Friday, the Environment Agency still has dozens of flood warnings, external in place across the three counties, along with a handful in Staffordshire and Warwickshire.

With river levels still rising downstream as water from this week's rain makes its way through the system, the agency says some places may not see a peak until Saturday.

Dozens of roads in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire were closed on Thursday due to flooding and three families were rescued by boat in Hereford.

Clare Dinnis, Environment Agency area director for the West Midlands, said they would closely monitor rivers over the next couple of days.

"The good news is that we're not expecting the extreme levels that we've seen particularly last year, but this is a significant flood and... some homes have already been affected."

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It will be chilly but bright today with sunny spells.

There's a risk of the odd shower this afternoon, though, and it will be moderately windy. High: 6C/43F.

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One or two showers might happen this evening too, but overnight things will turn drier with clear spells and a risk of fog later. Low: -2C/28F.

You can get the latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

Severe flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales, as further rain is expected next week.

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That's it for today's live coverage of the flooding in the north-west of England.

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