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Devon’s gritter drivers are carrying out multiple treatments on the county’s main routes as freezing conditions are set to continue.

Teams are already out on roads in East and Mid Devon, while the majority of gritters will be heading out on Devon’s precautionary salting routes from 5pm onwards and again at 2am. The busiest cycle routes in Exeter will also be treated from 7pm tonight.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for ice from 3pm this afternoon until 3am tomorrow and there’s also a chance of snow flurries. The UK Health Security Agency has also...

More widespread rainfall today is forecast to be followed by falling temperatures overnight, prompting further warnings of possible travel disruption across the county’s road network.

The Met Office’s latest Yellow Weather Warning for rain started at midday today (Thursday 4 January) and continues until 3am tomorrow morning.

Although the amount of rainfall is expected to be less than during recent storms, as the ground is already saturated it could cause further flooding and surface water issues.

Devon County Council’s highways teams are also concerned that once...

The current cold spell could lead to a risk of wintry showers and ice on higher ground tomorrow (Thursday 30 November) and Devon County Council is urging people to take extra care on Devon’s roads.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for snow and ice which is in force for most of Devon from 3am tomorrow morning until 4pm in the afternoon.

There is a chance of sleet and snow, with the Met Office forecasting the possibility of up to 10cm of snow on Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Blackdown Hills, whereas other areas may get from 1cm-3cm.

With road surface...

Advice has been issued to prepare for the possibility of snow and ice across Devon later this evening (Tuesday 7 March) and into tomorrow morning.

Devon County Council’s gritting teams will be heading out this afternoon from 3pm following the Yellow Weather Warning issued by the Met Office for snow, mainly across higher ground, from tonight. Multiple treatments will be carried out on many of the county’s precautionary salting routes this evening and overnight, with routes on higher ground due to be treated three times. Gritters will also have ploughs fitted for their later runs...

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Devon is braced for a return to freezing conditions this week, and people are being warned about the risk of ice overnight and into tomorrow morning.

Devon County Council’s gritters will be carrying out multiple treatments on all of the county’s main precautionary gritting routes this afternoon and then again overnight from 2am. Around 14 miles of cycle routes around Exeter will also be treated at 7pm tonight.

Road surface temperatures are set to be sub-zero right across Devon, and they could drop below -7C in mid Devon this evening.

Following the recent heavy...

A trial to treat some of Exeter’s busiest cycle routes during cold weather is being extended by Devon County Council this winter and it’s already being put to good use during the current cold spell.

Following the success of initial trial runs last winter, more routes will now be “de-iced” when conditions are freezing, supporting the authority’s efforts to promote active travel and meet its net zero carbon emission targets.

A small Powerflex vehicle is being deployed to use a liquid de-icer on around 14 miles of selected routes around the city, with a similar solution...

Devon’s gritting teams have been called into action this morning in preparation for the cold spell which is forecast to sweep across the county from tonight.

Arctic air is expected to bring freezing temperatures which are likely to continue into next week. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning in the north of the county for the possibility of icy patches, particularly on untreated surfaces, and there is the risk of wintry showers on higher ground.

Gritters have been treating secondary salting routes this morning, with plans in place for a repeat treatment on...

Freezing conditions are continuing to grip Devon and there is further risk of snow showers and icy patches early tomorrow morning.

Devon County Council’s gritters are carrying out multiple treatments on 2,000 miles of the county’s roads.

Secondary routes are being treated this afternoon, before heading onto Devon’s main salting network at 7pm and again in the early hours.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for snow and ice from around midnight tonight until 11am tomorrow morning. Up to 4cm of snow is forecast for Dartmoor and across south Devon,...

Freezing conditions are set to return to Devon this weekend ahead of a prolonged cold spell forecast throughout next week.

Devon County Council is warning of the potential for icy conditions overnight, with road surface temperatures across the county expected to drop below zero this evening, and the Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for ice from midnight tonight until 9am tomorrow morning.

Gritters will be treating most of the main precautionary salting routes this evening and then monitoring conditions overnight.

Devon County Council has used over...