Winter information

We carry out winter maintenance so road users can move about safely and help minimise delays caused by adverse weather conditions.

Our winter maintenance service operates around the clock from October-April each year and is in place whenever the weather demands.

Become a volunteer snow warden

This is a national volunteer scheme. As a volunteer snow warden in your community, you will be prepared to help out in adverse weather to clear snow, spread grit, and report issues with grit bins.

Volunteers will receive training, a shovel/scoop, grit and basic personal protective equipment (PPE) including a high visibility tabard.

Become a volunteer snow warden and help your community. Apply today by emailing snow.wardens@kirklees.gov.uk.

Service disruption

Details of disruptions and Kirklees school and road closures in severe weather.

1 road is reported to be disrupted.

View our schools and road closures.

Gritting updates, routes and bins

Gritting update

Brrrr!!! It’s cold out - we will be doing a grit across our normal gritting network from 6pm as temperatures are set to drop. We will continue to monitor overnight. Please travel safely.

Last updated: 13/11/2026 11:16:16

Get ready for winter

Thinking ahead and preparing for what the winter weather may bring can make a real difference to your health, comfort and wellbeing.

The Met Office have issued a number of useful checklists, helping you to prepare your home and stay healthy: 10 things you should do now to prepare for winter .

Our Cost of living support gives advice on keeping your house warm, and details of warm spaces in Kirklees.

Flooding

Check for flooding to find out if there's a flood warning where you live

Emergency flooding number

Report flooding when it's not an emergency.

More information about flooding and drainage.

Weather

Weather forecast

This afternoon will remain mostly dry with plenty of sunshine and just a few patches of cloud across the west. Tonight will start dry with prolonged clear spells. Overnight, patchy cloud will move in from the west, turning more widespread towards dawn. Tomorrow will start mostly dry with areas of thick cloud. In the late morning and afternoon, skies are expected to brighten up as cloud dissipates. Road conditions: Calderdale: Road Surface Temperatures are expected to fall zero tonight under clear spells. Low confidence in the exact minimum Road Surface Temperatures due to some cloud moving in from the west. Rest of West Yorkshire: Road Surface Temperatures are expected to fall marginal to below zero tonight under clear spells. Low confidence in the exact minimum Road Surface Temperatures due to some cloud moving in from the west.

Last updated: 13/11/2026 11:15:27

Check the weather where you are with the Met Office

Emergency numbers

Vulnerable residents

We support people identified as 'at risk' because of adverse weather conditions.

If you can't get to an urgent hospital appointment, and it can't be postponed, ask the hospital to ring this number to ask for our help.

01484 414888.

Kirklees Homes and Neighbourhoods

If you are concerned about a vulnerable neighbour who is a council tenant they will arrange for someone to check in on them.

01484 414886.

Help if you are sleeping rough

In winter and cases of severe weather, we adopt the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP). If you are sleeping rough or are worried about someone who is, there is support available.

01484 221350.

Emergency out of hours number: 01484 414933 (24 hours)

Emergency problems on the roads

Spot an emergency on the road that doesn't require the emergency services: 01484 414700.

Guidance

Travelling in winter

Met Office have some useful guidance on travelling in winter, from preparing your car, how to drive safely in snow and ice to cycling in wintery conditions.

Met Office - Travel

Housing emergency plan

In case technology fails, or we don't have any power, it's useful to have a printed checklist to keep in the home. Use our Housing emergency plan which can help in those kinds of situations.

Additional information

Our current winter policy and operational plan

Related information