Roads and weather live
Check before you set off. Live road cameras, gritting, closures, the river and the weather – all in one place.
Road Watch on Facebook
Local people sharing what the roads are like right now.
Alston Moor Road Watch
Over 8,000 local people share road conditions here – often the quickest news of snow, ice, floods and crashes. A community group, not run by AMERG or the council.
Open Alston Moor Road Watch on Facebook (opens in a new tab)
Cumbria Road Watch
Covers roads across Cumbria – useful if you are travelling off the Moor.
Road cameras
Live photos of the roads off the Moor. Tap a photo to see it bigger on the council's website.
Photo not available just nowA686 Hartside
The Penrith road over Hartside
- Air 0.3 °C
- Road surface 2.7 °C
- Road is Wet and Treated
- Wind 12 mph from west
Readings taken 12:00pm, Thu 12 Nov
Photo: Westmorland and Furness Council. It updates about every 10 minutes.
Photo not available just nowA689 Lanehead
Towards Killhope and Weardale
- Air 2.4 °C
- Road surface 6.5 °C
- Road is Wet
- Wind 14 mph from north-west
Readings taken 12:00pm, Thu 12 Nov
Photo: Westmorland and Furness Council. It updates about every 10 minutes.
Photo not available just nowA69 Brampton
The main road to Carlisle and Newcastle
- Air 3.3 °C
- Road surface 8.4 °C
- Road is Dry
- Wind 4 mph from north-west
Readings taken 12:00pm, Thu 12 Nov
Photo: Westmorland and Furness Council. It updates about every 10 minutes.
Going over Yad Moss (B6277)? There is no camera on the top. The nearest is Durham County Council's Forest-in-Teesdale readings, well to the east.
Gritting and snow
Is your road gritted, and where is the nearest salt bin?
- Today's gritting map
Which roads the council plans to grit. Updated after 2pm each day. - Is my road gritted first?
Put in your postcode to see if your road is a priority route. - Find a salt bin
Map of salt bins. For public paths and roads only. - Report an icy road or an empty salt bin
Tell the council directly.
Alston has one of the council's five salt depots. After the main roads, the council aims to clear at least one road into each village.
Road closures and roadworks
Closures and roadworks on our roads and over the county borders.
- Roadworks and closures map
Choose "Alston" to see what is happening near you. - Cumbria Police traffic news
Crashes and roads closed by the police. - Durham: today's gritting
For the A689 over Killhope into Weardale. - Durham: emergency road closures
Roads closed in County Durham. - Northumberland: gritting
For the roads to Haltwhistle, Hexham and Allenheads. - School closures
Check here if snow closes a school.
River and flooding
How high is the river at Alston, and is there a flood alert?
- River South Tyne at Alston – level now
Normal is up to 1.90 metres. Above that, flood alerts may be issued. - River South Tyne flood alert
Shows if a flood alert is in force for the river and its side streams. - Get flood warnings by text, phone or email
Free. Note: it does not warn about sudden flash floods from heavy rain. - Floodline: 0345 988 1188
24 hours. Sign up for warnings by phone if you are not online.
Weather
Warnings and the forecast for the fells.
- Met Office weather warnings
Warnings for rain, wind, snow and ice. - Mountain forecast for Cross Fell
Wind, snow and visibility on the tops. Useful for walkers and farmers.