THE snowy weather is set to continue into Friday in Bradford after schools, transport and businesses were all impacted today.
Treacherous conditions have wreaked havoc across every sector in the district.
Schools bared the biggest brunt of the wintry weather, with over 100 in the district all closing at some point.
A Met Office amber warning was in place for most of the day as 30-40cm of snow was spotted in areas.
Bradford Council had its gritters out on all Priority One Routes in the district throughout the day.
On Thursday, a spokesperson from the Council said: "Our hard-working gritter crews have been out from 4.30am this morning to do a full grit of all Priority One Routes across the district and to grit pavement routes in towns and the city centre.
"Crews will remain out throughout the day gritting routes where needed.
"We will then have our full crews back out from 3pm to do another full grit of all Priority One Routes.
"Some drivers will then be out on patrol overnight and into the early hours of the morning to grit main routes.
"Please take care if you're out and about."
Temperatures dipped below 0C for most of the morning with the Met Office saying it felt more like -5C.
From noon onwards, conditions stayed the same with heavy snow showers continuing.
Bradford is included in the amber weather warning for snow up to the end of Friday morning.
People can expect travel delays on roads, stranding vehicles and passengers, and some delays and cancellations to rail and air travel are likely.
Due to the volume of people looking, Bradford Council's school closures web page crashed just before 6.45am, returning periodically thereafter.
Stanbury Village Primary, near Haworth, was the first full closure announced on the site.
This was followed by the likes of Beckfoot School, who are set to review the situation this morning, and Lidget Green Primary School which shut at 1pm.
Two of the biggest colleges in the district, Bradford and Keighley, both finished at the earlier time of 1pm on Thursday.
Some bus services were impacted. For example, the B3 'Bronte Bus' had to end its journey at Oxenhope and return to Keighley.
Several flights at Leeds Bradford Airport were also disrupted due to the snowy weather.
A Jet2 trip to Malaga in Spain was delayed by almost 90 minutes as passengers were advised to check with their airline or tour operator for the status of their flights.
All Bradford Council-run libraries shut at the earlier time of 1pm.
Northern Powergrid was prepared to respond to the snow and ice.
A spokesperson said on Thursday morning: "We have moved to the next stage in our response plan - we are ready to mobilise colleagues as this situation develops."
Telegraph & Argus readers sent in picturesque images from across the district.
Whether it was villages like Thornton and Baildon or historic locations like Lister Park and Cartwright Hall, the snow made everything look even prettier.
With further snow forecasted over the next 48 hours, Network Rail and train operators are advising people to check their journey before setting off.
Network Rail is working with the Met Desk to monitor forecasts and extra staff are on call, ready to respond to any incidents.
They plan to start the Friday morning service as normal but are anticipating having to run slightly fewer trains on routes which are particularly badly affected.
Bradford Forster Square to Ilkley and Leeds is one of the routes expected to be at greater risk of disruption
Matt Rice, Route Director for Network Rail’s North and East Route said: “The railway is maintained throughout the year to cope with extreme temperatures and conditions – both hot and cold - but short bursts of particularly heavy snow and ice do occasionally cause some short-term disruption, so please check your journey is possible before you travel and take extra care around stations and level crossings.”
Although it was full steam ahead at Keighley and Worth Railway (KWVR) as steam trains churned on despite the cold and snowy weather.
The KWVR is holding its Steam Gala over the next three days after the tricky conditions failed to spoil the first day of the gala.
"The steam gala is going ahead despite the weather," said Matt Stroh, chairman of KWVR.
"The trains are running and the passengers have been enjoying themselves.
"It's been challenging conditions but we like a challenge.
"We have four days of steam specials running from today to over the weekend.
"The snow has made it a strangely festive occasion. But we'll have to tell the children that Santa won't be visiting us in March."
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