Summary

  • Red "extreme weather" warning now in place

  • Warning covers blizzards and high winds which could pose a "risk to life"

  • More than 1,000 schools were closed on Thursday with many shut tomorrow

  • Roads, ferries and trains are also affected

  • Cardiff Airport cancels flights to Scotland, Paris and Berlin

  1. Goodnight....and see you again tomorrowpublished at 21:19 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Right, we're signing off for the night, but will be back tomorrow to do it all again.

    If you drive one of these things, your commute to work should be pretty easy.

    But if you're trying to get in by other means or having a day off playing in the snow, Tweet us your photos with the hashtag #walessnow or email them to newsonlinepictures@bbc.co.uk.

    Snow plough
  2. Snow swimmingpublished at 21:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Snow swimming - a new Winter Olympics sport?

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  3. Collections cancelledpublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    For the optimistic who had left their recycling out in Cardiff, all collections have now been cancelled for Friday.

  4. Phone a friendpublished at 21:04 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    When stranded in the snow, it helps to have a friend who can come and tow you as this motorists on Nantgarw Hill, Caerphilly, found.

    Nantgarw Hill
  5. More power going offpublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Western Power has confirmed seven separate power incidents, leaving more than 600 homes without electricity.

    The cuts are in Cardiff, Swansea, Cross Hands and Ammanford (Carmarthenshire), Tregaron,Trefenter and Llwyndafydd (Ceredigion)

  6. Defiant daffodilpublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    While St David's Day in most parts was lost under a deluge of snow, this daffodil had other ideas.

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  7. Power supply cut offpublished at 20:46 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Western Power has 361 customers without power after four incidents south of a line running from Machynlleth to Newtown, Powys

  8. Flights cancelledpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Cardiff Airport has confirmed several outbound flights scheduled for tomorrow have been cancelled.

    Flybe services to Dublin and Edinburgh and KLM journeys to Amsterdam have all fallen victim to the snow.

  9. Winter pressurespublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Winter can be a tough time for the NHS, but days like today are as difficult as they come with staff and patients left stranded.

    Our health correspondent Owain Clarke explains how one hospital in Newport has been coping.

    Doctors at the Royal Gwent Hospital
  10. Raising a glass to the stormpublished at 20:22 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    And if you wanted to toast Storm Emma, she will at least give you a helping hand

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  11. More than a foot of snow...published at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Our weather reporter Derek Brockway has tweeted this graphic from French weather forecaster Meteo.

    It is predicting as much as 35cm (13.8in) of snow in some places by 06:00 GMT on Friday morning.

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  12. No feast for the farmerspublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    The Young Farmers’ Club’s Entertainment Feast Weekend in Rhyl has been cancelled because of the weather.

    It had been due to take place at The Pavilion Theatre on Saturday and Sunday.

  13. Cars stranded in the capitalpublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    One of the main roads through Cardiff has now been closed – the A48 Eastern Avenue is shut westbound between the Gabalfa Interchange and Llanedeyrn with cars stranded.

  14. Fire risks in the coldpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Hopefully, you're all wrapped up warm at home by now and out of the cold, but there are still domestic risks in this weather, as this tweet explains.

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  15. The road to.....?published at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Usually the road to Llansannan in Conwy...but you'd be a brave person to try it tonight.

    Road to Llansannan
  16. 'Unprecedented conditions'published at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    A Llanelli-based haulage firm has said conditions are "unprecedented" as Wales battles against the snowy conditions.

    Ian Jarman, manager of the Owen's Group said driver safety was of "paramount importance" and that the conditions were costing the company around £1,000 per lorry every day.

    31 of its trucks are currently stranded across the UK.

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    Snowy conditions are 'unprecedented' for lorry drivers

  17. More transport woepublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Arriva Trains Wales has announced a number of line closures for all day tomorrow.

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  18. The long and windy roadpublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    It's not just snow that's causing problems, but strong winds as well - which this driver travelling between Gwynedd and Anglesey found out.

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  19. Some frosty footballerspublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Another Pro14 match is off, as Scarlets' home game against Leinster falls victim with their opponents struggling to leave Dublin.

    Ospreys' trip to Zebre and Cardiff Blues' match against Benetton Treviso have also been cancelled.

    In football, Newport County's League Two match with Accrington Stanley is off, as is Wrexham's National League trip to Ebbsfleet, but Cardiff's trip to Brentford and Swansea City's game against West Ham United are currently set to go ahead.

    The Swans have even been enjoying the weather with a snow themed XI

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  20. 'Risk to life'published at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018

    Derek Brockway has the latest forecast for the hours ahead and into tomorrow.

    A red "risk to life" warning will stay in place.

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