Overview
- The A628 Woodhead Pass is closed in both directions between the A616 at Hollingworth and the A57 at Flouch due to snow.
- National Highways advises using the M60, M62 and M1, allowing extra time, and considering rerouting or delaying travel.
- National Highways Yorkshire reports several heavy goods vehicles have struggled on the pass and require assistance.
- Overnight snowfall was concentrated across the Peak District between Manchester and Sheffield, with yellow ice alerts this morning and amber snow warnings for parts of North Yorkshire on Thursday.
- A UKHSA amber cold-health alert covers Yorkshire & Humber, the North West and the North East through Saturday morning, while separate disruption includes the M4 eastbound J12–J11 closed for emergency resurfacing after an oil spill and the A555 shut due to flooding.