Weather: live updates (From Dorset Echo)

7:05pm

Thankfully the rain stayed off today but be on guard as there may be some water still on roads. There's also the danger of ice - and possibly snow - tonight and into tomorrow morning. And if it does snow, don't forget to send us all of your pictures: newsdesk@dorsetecho.co.uk

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6:17pm

Temperatures are dropping out there. Be careful on the roads.

5:22pm

This afternoon firefighters have had to rescue another driver and a vehicle from flood water on the West Stafford bypass.
A spokesman from the fire service said: “We would like to remind members of the public not to drive through standing water as the depth is not known.
“Don’t drive through a road closed sign due to flood water as they have been put in place for safety reasons.”

4:44pm

From the Met Office

South West England

Snow

    Valid from: 0005 on Mon 14 Jan 2013 to  2359 on Mon 14 Jan 2013

    An area of sleet and snow will move eastwards across England during the early part of Monday, probably becoming light and patchy during the morning as it slows down over southeast England. However, another band of rain, sleet and snow is expected to be affecting northern England and southeast Scotland by daybreak, moving southeastwards through the day.

    Accumulations of snow from the first band will be variable, but 2 cm is possible in many areas, with locally 5 cm from the Midlands northwards. The second band will be predominantly rain or sleet in the south Midlands and southern England, with snow more likely in northern and eastern England, where a further 2-5 cm of snow is possible in places.

    Ice will be additional hazard at first on Monday morning.

    With the potential for further snowfall across northeast and eastern England into Monday night, an Amber warning is likely to be issued for those areas.

    The public are advised to monitor the forecast and to be aware of the risk of disruption to travel.

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1:36pm

Possible sleet and snow early tomorrow morning according to the Met Office. Drivers should be careful tomorrow morning in case of ice.

12:54pm

All incidents on Dorset's roads mentioned here earlier have now cleared.

9:30am

Picture of Weymouth harbour I took on the way to work this morning - it's looking very full.

Take care on the roads as well, there's a lot of standing water and its slippery out there.

9:28am

Dorset roads as they stand according to the latest we have:

Flooding on A35 Dorchester between Stinsford roundabout and Football Ground Roundabout.

Flooding on A352 between East Knighton and Wool.

Flooding at Sandford between  Sandford Road junction and the A35 junction.

C12 flooded from Charminster junction to the Charlton Down junction.

Flooding on West Stafford Bypass.

Flooding at Bere Road in Wareham Forest between the Wareham junction and the A35 junction.

5:42pm

As it stands in Dorset at the moment:

A35 closed  between the A35 Bere Regis Bypass junction and East Morden, because of flooding.

A352 closed between Warmwell in East Knighton and Wool, because of flooding.

A35  Dorchester partially blocked and queueing traffic  between Stinsford roundabout and Troy town because of flooding.

West Stafford Bypass West Stafford closed at the West Stafford junction because of flooding.

Lulworth- Flooding in West Lulworth between the West Road junction and the B3070 Main Road junction.

MET OFFICE severe weather warning for tonight (Sat) into Sunday morning. Beware of ice on the roads:

SATURDAY NIGHT

"Outbreaks of rain, sleet and some snow will gradually clear southwards during Saturday night, and with temperatures falling rapidly through the evening and night, there is a risk of icy surfaces. 

"The rain, sleet and snow may linger in parts of southern England well into Sunday morning, by which time it will be light and mainly falling as snow.  While local accumulations of up to 2 cm of snow are possible on some higher level roads, it is the risk of ice which is expected to present the main problem.

"The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to travel."

SUNDAY

"A band of snow coming from the northwest will affect the region on Sunday evening, not settling everywhere though with 1-3 cm accumulations in places across the area.

"The public are advised to be aware of disruption to travel."

SEND YOU PICTURES TO: newsdesk@dorsetecho.co.uk

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5:10pm

The River Char at Charmouth at Dolphins River Caravan Park at Charmouth is now on an Environent Agency flood warning.

5:09pm

The status of the River Wey has been upgraded from 'flood alert' to 'flood warning' by The Environment Agency. The section before Radipole Lake - such as Radipole - are among those areas most at risk.

4:56pm

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4:40pm

A35 from Stinsford to Dorchester football club believed to be open.

A353 from Warmwell to WEymouth via Poxwell is now open again, thanks to a local farmer.

The landslip has been cleared.

4:33pm

Severe weather warnings for Dorset and South West from the Met Office:

From noon on Sat Jan 12- Outbreaks of rain, sleet and some snow will gradually clear southwards during Saturday night, and with temperatures falling rapidly through the evening and night, there is a risk of icy surfaces. 

The rain, sleet and snow may linger in parts of southern England well into Sunday morning, by which time it will be light and mainly falling as snow.  While local accumulations of up to 2 cm of snow are possible on some higher level roads, it is the risk of ice which is expected to present the main problem.

The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to travel.

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4:20pm

A35 Dorset - Closed both ways between the junction in Bere Regis and B3075 Chitten Hill junction in East Morden due to floods

4:18pm

Police have just issued this safety advice: Chief Inspector Steve White from Dorset Police urged drivers to take care on the roads and issued safety advice. He said: “Drivers are asked to reduce their speed through standing water and to plan and take alternative routes.” He added: “Dorset police are urging the public to take extra care on Dorset’s roads at the present time due to the high level of rain fall over the last 24 hours, which has lead to various roads being flooded and some road closures.
“The west of the county has been the worst affected.”

4:11pm

The A352 is now closed from the Warmwell Roundabout through Poxwell to the junction of Sutton Road and Preston Road in Weymouth. No vehicles allowed between the two.

4:01pm

Bad flooding on Gore Lane in Lyme Regis.

4:00pm

First say X53 has been diverted because of flooding at Winfrith.

3:57pm

The A352 near the Winfrith junction has been hit by flooding. Some vehicles have been abandoned and fields are under water.

3:56pm

There's been flooding at Lulworth on Church Road at West Lulworth between the West Road junction and the B3070 Main Road junction.

3:55pm

The road at White Horse Hill, near Osmington, has been blocked by a small landslide. Police are on the scene.