Snow threat for Newcastle (From The Northern Echo)

Snow threat for Newcastle

9:57am Tuesday 2nd February 2010 in

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TOMORROW’S meeting at Newcastle will need to pass a 2pm inspection today as the course is covered in snow.

The snow fell on Friday evening and after temperatures dipped below freezing on successive nights, it has still not shifted.

Temperatures are due to rise but another frost is forecast for this evening.

Clerk of the course James Armstrong said: ‘‘We had three to four inches of snow on Friday night into Saturday and we have a proper covering. It has not shifted for two days and even though we had strong sun yesterday, it was never above 1C or 2C.

‘‘The worry is Tuesday night into Wednesday, we are forecast more frost so the inspection might prove inconclusive.’’