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A66 to be closed from Bowes to Brough as snow expected
The A-road from Bowes in County Durham will be shut from 8pm today (Saturday, February 14) in anticipation of bad weather overnight.
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place for the entire region from 9pm, until 10am on Sunday (February 15) morning.
National Highways said: Due to the Met Office forecast of heavy snow overnight we will be implementing a full closure of the A66 between the A685 at Brough (Cumbria) and the A67 at Bowes in both directions at 8pm tonight.”
The route, which crosses high ground and is often hit by bad weather, had to be closed on Friday morning due to snow.
It comes as an arctic maritime air sweeps across the country.
Due to the @metoffice forecast of heavy snow this overnight we will be implementing a full closure of the #A66 between the #A685 #Brough & #A67 #Bowes in both directions at 20:00 tonight (14/02)
For advice on travelling in snow visit our website:https://t.co/SsCBfWhkFZ pic.twitter.com/XRtshDIErL
— National Highways: North-East (@HighwaysNEAST) February 14, 2026
The yellow warning overnight stretches from Derby to Scotland
The Met Office said snow in these areas might be “heavy at times”, adding that this could cause “some disruption to travel”.
They said “accumulations of 1-3cm (of snow) will be possible at low levels, with 3-7cm possible above about 150m elevation, and perhaps 10-15cm above 400m”.
The start of next week will remain unsettled, Mr Stroud said.