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Snow falls across Somerset forcing schools to close

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Snow has settled in Wheddon Cross, Exmoor

Snow has been falling in parts of Somerset, with several school closures in place.

A Met Office yellow weather warning is in place until 10:30 GMT on Thursday, with drivers and cyclists being urged to take care on the roads.

Cutcombe CofE First School, Castle Cary Primary School, Priddy Primary School, Exford CofE First School and Churchstanton Primary School are fully closed until Friday.

Fiveways Special School and Kingsmead School are partially closed throughout Thursday.

A rural road covered in snow and ice
Rooftops of houses seen from above with a layer of snow

The snow settled in Wheddon Cross in Exmoor on Thursday morning.

A leafless tree with a layer of snow on the branches
A field covered in snow at sunrise
A field covered at snow with pink clouds above

The snow could also be seen on the Blackdown Hills and the Mendip Hills.

An icy road with a sign that says 'Wheddon Corss please drive slowly'

Temperatures dipped well below zero degrees Celsius on Wednesday night and is expected to drop even lower on Thursday night.

An icy rural road
Trees and hills covered in snow

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