For much of today, Halifax and the rest of Calderdale may experience heavy snowfall.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow the area for between 6am today and 6am tomorrow as well as an amber warning – a higher level alert – for snow between noon and 6pm.
Back-to-back snow is being predicted for most of today.
With the amber alert, they say: “Snow is expected to cause travel disruption across the south Pennines.
“Road traffic delays could leave some cars and passengers stranded.
“There is a chance of power outages, which could impact other services like cell phone coverage.
There may be some train and airline delays and cancellations.
“It’s likely that some rural communities will experience a brief blackout.”
A few schools, notably Halifax’s Holy Trinity Primary School, declared last night that they would be closed today due to the predicted weather.
A list of all the schools closed today is being compiled HERE.
Hour by hour, this is what Calderdale has to look forward to today.
6am: light snow and 1C, feeling like -3C
7am: light rain and 1C, feeling like -3C
8am: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
9am: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -4C
10am: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
11am: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
Noon: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
1pm: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
2pm: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
3pm: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
4pm: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
5pm: heavy snow and 0C, feeling like -5C
6pm: heavy snow and 1C, feeling like -4C
7pm: heavy snow and 1C, feeling like -4C
8pm: heavy snow and 1C, feeling like -4C
9pm: sleet and 1C, feeling like -4C
10pm, sleet and 1C, feeling like -4C
11pm: sleet and 1C, feeling like -4C
Heavy rain is expected for much of tomorrow morning, turning to drizzle and fog in the afternoon.
The Courier will be posting any snow disruption updates on its website.
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