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| Snowfall havoc for NI commuters | Snowfall havoc for NI commuters |
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| Heavy overnight snow is causing havoc on Northern Ireland's roads, however, the Roads Service says all are passable with care. | Heavy overnight snow is causing havoc on Northern Ireland's roads, however, the Roads Service says all are passable with care. |
| Commuters travelling into Belfast are expected to face large tailbacks as efforts continue to clear the snow. | Commuters travelling into Belfast are expected to face large tailbacks as efforts continue to clear the snow. |
| Numerous schools have already said they will be closed. Eletricity has been restored to all but about 200 homes. | |
| Counties Armagh, Antrim, Down and Londonderry were badly affected by the much heavier than anticipated fall. | |
| Weather experts say the snow has been caused by cold air from the Continent meeting rain over the North Sea. | Weather experts say the snow has been caused by cold air from the Continent meeting rain over the North Sea. |
| BBC weather forecaster Peter Gibbs said: "There has been a lot of snow overnight over the eastern side of Northern Ireland with up to 12cm in Belfast. There's been more snow for Cumbria and across a large part of Scotland. That will clear away for a time today. | BBC weather forecaster Peter Gibbs said: "There has been a lot of snow overnight over the eastern side of Northern Ireland with up to 12cm in Belfast. There's been more snow for Cumbria and across a large part of Scotland. That will clear away for a time today. |
| Motorists have been urged to exercise caution | Motorists have been urged to exercise caution |
| "There will be more snow from the west for Northern Ireland this afternoon and Scotland this evening. There will be several centimetres, especially over the high ground. | "There will be more snow from the west for Northern Ireland this afternoon and Scotland this evening. There will be several centimetres, especially over the high ground. |
| "The rest of the UK will be fine. It will be 2-3C across northern parts and we could get up to 8-9C in the south." | "The rest of the UK will be fine. It will be 2-3C across northern parts and we could get up to 8-9C in the south." |
| You can send your weather pictures to nipics@bbc.co.uk. Read the terms and conditions | You can send your weather pictures to nipics@bbc.co.uk. Read the terms and conditions |