{"id":56682,"date":"2026-02-13T04:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/roads-close-due-to-snow-as-arctic-blast-hits-north\/13\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T04:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:57:49","slug":"roads-close-due-to-snow-as-arctic-blast-hits-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/roads-close-due-to-snow-as-arctic-blast-hits-north\/13\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Roads close due to snow as Arctic blast hits North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Traffic has piled up near a section of the A66 which has been closed [PA Media]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Roads have been closed as a weather warning for snow and ice grips the North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">National Highways said the A66 has been shut both ways, between near Brough, Cumbria, and the A67 near Bowes, County Durham, due to snowfall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Westmorland and Furness Council said the B6276, which runs from Brough to Middleton-in-Teesdale, has also been closed due to the snow and to prevent &#8220;motorists from using minor roads and getting stuck&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.metoffice.gov.uk\/warnings-and-advice\/uk-warnings#?date=2026-02-13&amp;id=f349e8a5-9630-4928-acc3-31b9dc3c832c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:yellow warning for snow and ice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">yellow warning for snow and ice<\/a> is in place across the North East and Cumbria until midday, with police advising travellers to allow extra time and drive according to the conditions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"An orange snow plough clears the road on the A66 in Durham, north east England. Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in force across parts of the UK.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ULfRc49GRlZvwGO9ll.axg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/0823a0d70dd9ff2f314c19ec7573b1fc\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Those travelling across the Pennines have been advised to look for alternative routes [PA Media]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Road users travelling across the Pennines are advised to plan ahead and consider alternate routes,&#8221; National Highways said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile Network Rail has asked passengers travelling by train to check their journeys before setting off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;After weeks of being stuck in a bit of a weather rut, with a blocking high pressure over Scandinavia, the weather is set to transition to a more changeable pattern,&#8221; BBC senior weather presenter Paul Mooney said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The upside of this change is that we should see some brighter weather, especially on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;However, enjoy it while it lasts: we have more sleet and hill snow spreading from the west overnight Saturday into Sunday, leading us into a more unsettled spell for next week, a bit more like we would normally expect for February,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Follow BBC North East on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCNEandCumbria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbcnortheast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> and BBC Cumbria on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBC_Cumbria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbccumbria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> and both on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bbc.in\/3yyMYUI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nextdoor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Nextdoor<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcneandcumbria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More on this story<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Related internet links<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/roads-close-due-snow-arctic-090725751.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic has piled up near a section of the A66 which has been closed [PA Media] Roads have been closed as a<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/roads-close-due-to-snow-as-arctic-blast-hits-north\/13\/02\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/7ac2ede6dd2ae0d6aecd113af48cbf60","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}