SEVERAL schools across the Test Valley, as well as in the whole of Hampshire, have closed for the day (Thursday) admist severe weather warnings.

A snow weather warning has been issued for Hampshire as the "Beast from the East" continues to hit the county.

An amber weather waring has been issued for Andover and north Hampshire with heavy snow expect to fall from midday until 10pm this evening (Thursday, 1 March).

Forecasters predict the snow and freezing temperatures will continue, prompting the Met Office to extend some of its weather warnings until Friday.

Hampshire County Council has issued a list of schools closures across the borough.

Schools closed today are:

-Abbotts Ann Church Of England Primary School
-Amport C E Primary School
-Andover C E Primary School
-Andover Education Centre
-Anton Infant School

-Anton Junior School
-Appleshaw St Peter's Church Of England Primary School
-Balksbury Infant School
-Balksbury Junior School
-Barton Stacey C E Primary School
-Broughton Primary School
-Clatford C E Primary School

-Endeavour Primary School
-Grateley Primary School
-Harrow Way Community School
-Hatherden Church Of England Primary School

-Hurstbourne Tarrant C E Primary School
-Icknield School
-John Hanson Community School
-Kimpton, Thruxton And Fyfield Church Of England Primary School
-Knights Enham Infant School
-Knights Enham Junior School
-Longparish CofE Primary School
-The Mark Way School

-Norman Gate School

-Pilgrims' Cross CE (VA) Primary School 
-Portway Infant School
-Portway Junior School
-Roman Way Primary School
-Shipton Bellinger Primary School
-Smannell And Enham C E Primary School
-St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School

-Stockbridge Primary School
-Test Valley School

-Vernham Dean Gillum's C E Primary School
-Vigo Primary School
-Wallop Primary School
-Wherwell Primary School

For more information, go to www.hants.gov.uk/education/schoolclosures/#test_valley