Sheffield snow: Amey announces gritting plan due to snow forecast
By David Walsh
Published 5th Feb 2026, 11:27 BST
Gritters will be on the streets of Sheffield today due to a forecast for snow, the council’s roads contractor has announced.
Amey posted on X (formerly Twitter): “With snow forecast for parts of Sheffield this afternoon, Thursday, February 5, our teams will begin gritting priority routes on higher ground from 10:30am.”
Priority areas and roads above 650ft include Ecclesall Road, Hathersage Road, Hillsborough, Stocksbridge, Chapeltown, High Green, Fulwood and Rivelin.
The Met Office forecast is for a low of two degrees today, with rain and a chance of snow from 3pm.
A yellow warning for snow is in place from 3pm today until 3am tomorrow.