Leeds Rhinos' home game against Wakefield Trinity will go ahead tonight as scheduled - despite heavy snow overnight in West Yorkshire. There was steady snow showers up until 4am this morning, which followed earlier heavy snowfall, while a rare amber weather warning is in force by the Met Office with a warning that places could see 19 hours of disruption.
Schools across Leeds were closed yesterday due to snow and more are expected to be shut today. The Met Office weather warning is in force until 12pm today. It warns that heavy snow is likely to cause significant disruption on Friday with people told to expect "travel delays on roads" amid fears some motorists could be left stranded in the snow.
However, the undersoil heating at Headingley has been on for two days and has ensured the pitch is playable tonight despite around 75mm of snow falling all around the stadium.
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Head Groundsman Ryan Golding and his team had plans in place before the snow to deal with the forecast snowfall with the pitch cleared early on Friday morning and the club bringing in private contractors to clear the car parks and St Michaels Lane.
The bus routes in Leeds are using the main roads at present. Please visit WY Metro’s Twitter account (opens in a new tab) for updates about disruptions to bus and train services in West Yorkshire.
For rail journeys you can find details about how services are running here (opens in new tab) and there is more information here https://www.wymetro.com/corporate/news/releases/weather/. To find out more details about tonight game all the activities on around the ground click here
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