{"id":31510,"date":"2019-02-01T14:23:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31510"},"modified":"2019-02-01T14:23:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:23:14","slug":"its-snow-secret-wales-cannot-cope-with-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/01\/its-snow-secret-wales-cannot-cope-with-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#039;s snow secret Cardiff cannot cope with snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DESPITE Cardiff only receiving a couple of inches of snow overnight, safety fears resulted in more than 50 school closures and several flights from Cardiff Airport cancelled today.<br \/>\nBishop of Llandaff and Cardiff High were the only secondary schools to open across the city.\u00a0Llanishen High School initially said it would open but then announced it was closing due to travel and catering issues.<br \/>\nThe Facilities Manager arrived at Bishop of Llandaff at 4.45am to clear snow and grit paths to ensure disruption was minimised. Despite this some school transport was cancelled without the school&#8217;s knowledge and some pupils who live further afield were unable to get in.<br \/>\nClosures and cancellations also hit Welsh rugby fans who have been left stranded at Cardiff airport as some flights to Paris in time for the Six Nations were cancelled.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAmong the stranded fans was rugby player Sam Warburton, who is still hopeful he will make the gam<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31524\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31524\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31524\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7450-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Fears that snow will turn to ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\ne by travelling on the Eurostar.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAlmost all flights from Bristol airport were cancelled today.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe Met Office has issued a yellow warning of ice across South Wales, going into tomorrow morning as remnants of slushy snowfall on roads start to freeze in the almost minus conditions.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAll Transport for Wales services are running as normal and Cardiff Bus have had to cancel just one service with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardiffbus\">delays to two others<\/a>.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31520\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-31520 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31520 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7472.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Children enjoying the snow Gilfach Goch.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nNeighbouring Rhondda and Merthyr valleys received the worst snowfall overnight with all schools in both counties closed this morning, leaving children to enjoy the snow day sledging.<br \/>\nMost treated main roads were left unaffected by the snow, but residents of Glamorgan Terrace, Gilfach Goch, have been out treating the side street in the hope of getting their vehicles safely out.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31521\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31521\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/IMG_7461-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Glamorgan Terrace resident attempting to ease the threat of ice with grit.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTraffic is said to be moving slower than usual but there are no major disruptions or road closures. Motorists are encouraged to leave plenty of time for their journey and drive with caution.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe Rhigos and Maerdy mountain roads were closed overnight but have since reopened. The Bwlch mountain road connecting the Rhondda to Bridgend remains closed as crews work to ensure the route is safe for drivers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/01\/winter-wonderland-snow-in-south-wales-picture-gallery\/\">snow gallery<\/a> for more photos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DESPITE Cardiff only receiving a couple of inches of snow overnight, safety fears resulted in more than 50 school closures and several flights from Cardiff Airport cancelled today. Bishop of Llandaff and Cardiff High were the only secondary schools to open across the city.\u00a0Llanishen High School initially said it would open but then announced it was closing due to travel and catering issues. The Facilities Manager arrived at Bishop of Llandaff at 4.45am to clear snow and grit paths to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":31523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,361,3,151,5],"tags":[1291,502,583,358,3099,663,6306,154,1799,328,5737,6307,407,339],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-31510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-days-out","category-news","category-rugby","category-where-you-live","tag-cardiff-2","tag-cardiff-airport","tag-cardiff-bus","tag-city-centre","tag-merthyr-tydfil","tag-met-office","tag-rhondda-cynon-taff","tag-rugby-2","tag-sam-warburton","tag-six-nations","tag-snow","tag-snowfall","tag-transport-for-wales","tag-wales"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>It&#039;s snow secret Cardiff cannot cope with snow - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/01\/its-snow-secret-wales-cannot-cope-with-snow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"It&#039;s snow secret Cardiff cannot cope with snow - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DESPITE Cardiff only receiving a couple of inches of snow overnight, safety fears resulted in more than 50 school closures and several flights from Cardiff Airport cancelled today. 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